10-Foot Python Found On Kitchen Table Amidst Cooking Utensils

A 10-foot python was found taking shelter on a kitchen table amidst cooking utensils to escape rains. The incident took place in Mumbai, the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra, on Saturday.

The homeowner called the Plant and Animals Welfare Society for help after finding the reptile on the kitchen table. The volunteers arrived at the home and rescued the snake, an Indian rock python.

“The python had slithered inside the house in order to escape the heavy rains. Its natural habitat must have got flooded, which is why the reptile had moved to find a safe, dry spot. It is a good thing that the locals did not harm the snake and instead called us up,” an official said.

The snake was infested with parasitic ticks and taken to a vet. Officials said the vet removed 50 to 60 ticks.

"I examined a 10-feet-long Indian Rock Python weighing 10.250 kg, heavily infested with ticks. After keeping it under observation, it was released in its natural habitat," said veterinarian Dr. Manish Pingle.

Officials said apart from the rock python, 9 others snakes, including vipers and rat snakes, were rescued and relocated in the city following heavy rainfall over the weekend.

In a similar incident in the city in April, a family was shocked after they found a cobra in their kitchen. Two of the residents locked themselves in an adjacent room after discovering the snake. They alerted the neighbors, who then contacted an animal rescue helpline. Volunteers arrived at the home and saw the cobra lurking between utensils in one of the shelves in the kitchen. The snake was removed from the home and left in the wild.