A resident was shocked after finding a 14ft long python curled up in his garden plant pots. <br /> <br />Thanat Srisoonthorn, 46, was woken up by his bin man who said there was a snake lurking outside his house.<br /> <br />He called the emergency services who sent reptile handlers to the street in Chachoengsao, Thailand, on Saturday morning.<br /> <br />Footage shows how they searched through the ceramic pots to find the deadly snake. <br /> <br />They had to smash several pots before reaching the snake, which slithered under a concrete bench to hide.<br /> <br />The team dragged it into the open before stuffing it into a sack to be released into nearby woodland. <br /> <br />Relieved Thanat said: ''My plan was to go outside later in the day. The snake could have went inside my home while I was away. So I feel better now it has bee caught.''