A huge python terrified teachers and students when it tried to hide in a school building after killing birds on the roof.<br /><br />The 10ft long serpent shocked pupils when it was seen coiling on the edge of a school window in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand.<br /><br />Teacher Chatchai Suwan, said: ''The snake was so big that it could have killed any of the students if it had reached down and bit them.<br /><br />"I called the rescue team immediately for help because I was afraid that the snake would harm someone.''<br /><br />Chatchai added that the snake might have been looking for food in the building and found its next meal from the birds on the roof.<br /><br />Reptile rescuers rushed to the school with protective gear and snake catching rods after receiving the call from the teacher.<br /><br />The aggressive snake tried to escape into the pool in front of the building when the catchers pulled it down.<br /><br />The snake stood still under the dirty pool water before it emerged again 30 minutes later.<br /><br />Volunteers spotted the reptile's head, then used a colander to take it out of the lagoon while terrified teachers and students watched.<br /><br />The python weighing around 30 kilograms was put into a sack to release in the wild later.<br /><br />Teacher Chatchai added: ''I'm relieved that the snake has been taken away. This is the first time we've had such a big one in the building.''
