00:00Carpet pythons can grow up to 12 feet long and are widespread throughout eastern Australia.
00:09They have a number of heat-sensitive pits along their bottom jaw that help them hunt
00:14warm-blooded prey like rats and mice.
00:17Though non-venomous, carpet pythons have a powerful bite that can cause serious lacerations
00:23and puncture wounds.
00:26The snake is moving deeper behind the wall.
00:29So he's come out of the retaining wall.
00:32The team may only get one chance to grab the python before it disappears completely.
00:37I reckon if you go straight in here, grab that section there.
00:42I reckon his head's just up from that.
00:44You ready to rumble?
00:45Yeah, go, go, go.
00:46I can see his head.
00:47You get him?
00:48Watch the bite.
00:49I'm going to try and tickle him this end.
00:56So the problem we have here is that I've got the tail end.
01:00We don't have the head yet and he can basically wrap that around the brickwork or there might
01:04be a root system back there.
01:06And we don't want to pawn him because we'll injure his head or injure his neck and that's
01:09the last thing we want.
01:10Okay, his head's just here.
01:11I'm going to try.
01:12You got that?
01:13Yep.
01:14Just hold him gently.
01:15What I'm going to try and do is I'm going to gently put this under his front here.
01:18Okay, let him go.
01:19Let him go.
01:20Let him move.
01:21So what I'm doing, his head's just around the corner.
01:25I'm letting him think that he can move.
01:26Just nobody move.
01:27Wait for it.
01:28Wait for it.
01:29Wait for it.
01:30Okay, grab.
01:31Now don't pull.
01:32Don't pull.
01:33There you go.
01:34Got him.
01:35Yeah, nice.
01:36There you go, buddy.
01:37I'm going to let him go.
01:38Are you?
01:39Good?
01:40Yep.
01:41The python is at least six foot long, much bigger than Brad first thought.
01:47It's a healthy size.
01:48It's probably three or four years old.
01:51No, it's beautiful, mate.
01:52Guy's well done.
01:54When they're in a situation like that, often as soon as you grab the snake, they just tense
01:59up and they push against everything and they try and lock their head around stuff.
02:03But sometimes you just got to play the gentle card, just slowly work him out.
02:07Chuck him straight in.
02:08There you go, bud.
02:09Give you that.
02:11I'm stoked.
02:12I had a big problem to solve.
02:17One phone call, the boys came out, and yeah, we're going to rest easy now.
02:21I'm a happy boy.
02:23I'm a happy boy.
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