World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Firefighters Capture Suspected Blood Python at Incheon Mountain Trail
On October 16, firefighters captured a large non-native snake at the entrance to a trail on Cheonmasan mountain in Incheon, South Korea.
A citizen reported seeing the snake, and a rescue team from Yeonhui 119 Safety Center caught it without an accident.
Officials think it was a blood python, a type of python with a thick body and short tail.
The snake was handed to a local animal hospital.
Fire officials believe it may have escaped from a home or been abandoned after being kept as a pet.
They warned that released non-native snakes can disrupt local wildlife and enter residential areas, putting people at risk, and urged the public not to release them.
Firefighters captured a suspected blood python at the entrance to a trail on Incheon’s Cheonmasan mountain.
A citizen reported seeing a large snake at about 2:30 p.m. on October 16.
A team from the Yeonhui 119 Safety Center caught the snake and handed it to a local animal hospital.
The snake was identified as a blood python based on its thick body, short tail and red-and-brown markings.
Fire officials believe it may have escaped from captivity or been abandoned.
- Who
- Firefighters from the Yeonhui 119 Safety Center captured the snake.
- What
- They caught a snake suspected to be a blood python and handed it to a local animal hospital.
- When
- October 16, at about 2:30 p.m.
- Where
- The entrance to a trail on Cheonmasan mountain in Incheon’s Seohae-gu.
- Why
- A citizen reported seeing a large snake. Officials believe it may have escaped from captivity or been abandoned.
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Fire officials received a citizen’s report of a large snake at the Cheonmasan trail entrance.
A team from the Yeonhui 119 Safety Center captured the snake and handed it to a local animal hospital.
- Location
- Cheonmasan trail entrance, Seohae-gu, Incheon
- Report time
- October 16, about 2:30 p.m.
- Responding unit
- Yeonhui 119 Safety Center
- Suspected species
- Blood python
- Destination
- Local animal hospital
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What people are saying
If an alien snake is released, it may adapt to the wild and disrupt the native ecosystem, or become accustomed to human living spaces and return to residential areas in search of food or shelter.
Citizens could be put in danger, so please never do this.