A three-metre long python hiding in a water pipe was found by a resident in East Jakarta, Indonesia.<br /><br />Fire department officer Renggo Widianto said they managed to catch the snake in the kitchen struggling to flee into a dirty water pipeline in the Cipayung district.<br /><br />He said: "The location of the settlement and the place where the snake was found is near a trench, where snakes are known to live."<br /><br />Renggo made sure the snake that was caught was a wild animal and not a pet snake that might have run away from its owner.<br /><br />Officers had difficulty retrieving the reptile because it hid in a small space so they were forced to cut parts of the pipe.<br /><br />Renggo added that the python was thought to often prey on chickens. Near the snake discovery site, there is a business of broiler chickens owned by residents.<br /><br />He said: "Broiler chicken business owners often lose their chickens here."<br /><br />The footage was captured on June 24.
