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Yahoo7 News - 31 December 2018
A snake has been observed having a drink from a garden hose as temperatures rise across Australia.
The thirsty carpet python was found on a lawn in Two Wells, 40 kilometres north of Adelaide, by Rolly Burrell from Snake Catchers Adelaide.
The video of the python was taken in mid-December by the snake-catching crew who says it was an unusual sighting.
“It was on someone’s back lawn and we’ve had quite some hot temperature down here in Adelaide, so the hose was still running from the kids playing around,” Mr Burrell told Yahoo7.
“It wasn’t from this state. It’s obviously an escapee from somewhere and come down to have a drink out of the hose.”
The carpet python (left) took a sip from a backyard hose. Source: Facebook/SnakeCatchersAdelaide (left)/Getty (file pic) (right)
Coming into summer, Mr Burrell shared his top tip for minimising snakes in your home.
“Snakes only come in for one thing, that’s rats and mice,” Mr Burrell said.
“If you bait properly and get rid of the European rats in the house, you’ll find that snakes don’t hang around.
“They might come into your place but they won’t hang around.”
It comes after a Queensland snake catcher has warned residents of the importance of covering drains to avoid any unwanted intruders.
