00:00Carpet pythons are ambush predators, preferring to sit and wait for their prey to come within
00:07striking distance.
00:09They're usually nocturnal, but during the breeding season, these pythons are known to
00:15roam during the day and night in search of a mate.
00:19So when did you guys first notice the snake, like what was it, what was it doing?
00:23The dogs started barking actually, and you can tell that their bark is different.
00:28They always do a different bark, don't they?
00:29And owners say it every time, like, we heard the dog go off and we never heard it before.
00:35When dogs and snakes go head to head, it's nearly always a fight to the death.
00:41Just be careful, he's on you, he's on you.
00:44Which is why it's crucial for pet owners to act quickly when they find a snake in their
00:49backyard.
00:50Is he pretty warm or cold?
00:53He's very warm.
00:54Yeah, good spot, hey, in the sun.
00:55Can I give you that hook?
00:56Yeah, yeah.
00:57It's a bit annoying actually, I might just...
00:59The problem with getting him out of here is we've got 40 million different branches for
01:04him to hang on to, and trying to do it without hurting him.
01:09Carpet pythons are expert climbers.
01:12Every time Olivia pulls the snake off a branch, it reattaches itself.
01:16Oh, he's proper...
01:18He's gone back on himself.
01:20Fabulous.
01:21I know, pup.
01:27Go gently, but if you want, in this situation, you can potentially go for the head grab,
01:35because you don't want to stuff it up, obviously, because you will get bit.
01:40Grabbing a python by the head is a risky manoeuvre.
01:42You can basically come in from on top of him and grab straight down.
01:47And something Olivia hasn't done since she started working with Stu 18 months ago.
01:52It's all about just that initial grab, because if you stuff that up, you're going to get bit.
02:01Just like what I'm doing, you've got to be kind of firm at the same time, because they
02:06can quickly just go around and grab you.
02:08Once we get him all the way out, what we'll do is we'll lower him straight down onto the ground.
02:12After nearly 30 minutes...
02:14That's it, bring him right down.
02:16The python is finally out of the tree.
02:18And then what you're going to do, so now that you've got the back end secure, put the whole snake down.
02:23All of it?
02:24Yep, but then hold onto the back end and quickly let go of the front end.
02:27Get your hand out of there.
02:28Perfect.
02:30It will now be relocated to nearby native bushland.
02:33Thanks so much, guys. We'll see you next time.
02:36Far away from Doug's family and his dogs.
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