A villager in Lạng Sơn province in northern Vietnam handed over a rare Burmese python to the authorities after it crawled into his home.
On the afternoon of October 30, a man living in Tân Mỹ village discovered a snake in his house and turned it over to the local police. Experts identified it as a Burmese python, or Python bivittatus, a species on Vietnam's list of rare and endangered forest animals. The police officers filed a report and transferred the python to the district's forestry department. There, it will be cared for, and its possible release into the wild will be considered.
The Hữu Lũng commune police advise residents who discover pythons or other potentially dangerous wild animals to keep their distance. They should not attempt to catch, transport, or release the animal themselves. Instead, they should report it to the police, local administration, or forestry department for instructions on how to proceed.
Burmese pythons are large snakes that reach an average length of 4–6 meters in adulthood, with some individuals growing up to 8 meters and weighing more than 100 kilograms. In Vietnam, they are listed in the Red Book as a species whose capture and use are strictly prohibited. Their numbers have declined significantly due to hunting and habitat loss.
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