- Kesinee Jittakit, 53, was going to bed when she heard the serpent hissing
- When she got out of bed she saw the 10ft long snake hiding under a table
- When rescuers arrived they found it ready to pounce on Kesinee’s pet cat
- Rescuers say it’s likely that heavy rain caused the snake to flee its natural habitat
Animal rescuers were forced to wrestle with a large python in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province after a woman found it hiding in her bedroom as it hunted her pet kitten.
Kesinee Jittakit, 53, was going to bed yesterday night when she heard the serpent hissing.
The terrified mother-of-two leapt up in fright and saw the 10ft long snake hiding under a table.
Animal rescuers battle with a large python after a woman found it hiding in her bedroom as it hunted her pet kitten
She fled the house in and called police who sent a team of snake catchers.
The men found the reptile hiding behind shoe boxes as it waited to pounce the pet cat, named Mandalay.
The rescuers grappled with the snake as it writhed angrily and tried to escape.
Kesinee Jittakit, 53, was going to bed yesterday night when she heard the serpent hissing
Rescuers eventually snared the creature using a pole and a noose, then crammed it into a sack to be released safely back into the wild
Rescuers said that the monsoon rainy season is likely to have caused the snake to flee its natural habitat before it saw Kesinee’s kitten and entered the house to try and catch it
They eventually snared the creature using a pole and a noose, then crammed it into a sack to be released safely back into the wild.
Shaked Kesinee said: ‘I was just going to bed and I saw the huge snake. It scared me more than I’ve ever been before.
‘I’m scared of sleeping in the bedroom now. I’ll just stay on the sofa for a little while. ‘I’m happy it’s gone now and that my pet cat Mandalay is safe.’
Rescuers said that the monsoon rainy season is likely to have caused the snake to flee its natural habitat before it saw Kesinee’s kitten and entered the house to try and catch it.