It is not known how long the sneaky and "smelly'' snake had been travelling up and down the sewage pipes. But NT reptile wrangler Chris Peberdy rescued it on Sunday afternoon after the tenants of the Cullen Bay apartment got the shock of their lives when going to the dunny."When I saw it I was pretty shocked,'' Mr Peberdy said."It's one thing in the Territory to have a green frog in the dunny ... but not a six-foot python.'' "It would certainly scare you if it came up from the depths of the dunny.''
Mr Peberdy said there were no windows or other spaces that the snake -- which is "as thick as someone's wrist'' -- could have got into the duuny. "There is no possible other way it could have got there than through the dunny,'' Mr Peberdy said. "I had to give him a good wash as he was wet and a bit smelly.'' But it is not the first time he has had to rescue a snake from the dunny." About three years ago I had the same sort of thing ... an olive python had been living through the dunnys of a city apartment block on Daly St,'' he said."But it was never on the 10th floor.''
Ah Australia, just when you thought you might have a sit down and read the paper in your favourite spot. For those travelling through Australia I would not go to the dunny until you reach your destination and avoid putting your naked bum over the snake hole.
Mr Peberdy sent these photos to me just in case you were wondering what a Black Headed Python looks like - friendly little guy.
