The 2.5 metre snake was somehow hoisted onto a boat after being spotted out at sea during the Durban Ski Boat Club Festival.

The Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Center will reopen to the public following nearly three years of renovations.

In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

Snake wranglers were called to remove a 16ft python found hiding inside a kitchen cabinet in Thailand. The large reptile was discovered coiled beneath household items on April 17.

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