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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Hampshire man attacked by 11ft python that crept into his conservatory

A snake being captured at Rob Byrne's home in Hampshire
The snake being captured at Rob Byrne's home. The National Centre for Reptile Welfare said it was very unusual for a reticulated python to be at large in the UK. Photograph: Solent News & Photo Agency

The owners of conservatories are used to dealing with the odd creature that creeps in – wasps, bees, moths. But Rob Byrne had a much bigger beast to tackle when an 11ft-long (3-metre) reticulated python slithered in through the window of his sunroom in a Hampshire village and gave him a nip.

Byrne said he had been locking up his conservatory doors when he noticed a movement at a set of blinds. “It tried to bite me and coil around me. It nicked my arm and drew blood,” he said. “My wife and granddaughter came into the conservatory, saw it, and screamed.”

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