Normally we’d expect to find a cheap plastic toy in our cereal, but a Sydney man has gotten more than he bargained for when he discovered a two metre diamond python in a box of corn flakes.
22-year-old Jarred Smith was preparing his lunch when he “peeked in the box, saw its head pop out and that’s when I bolted for the door,” he told News Limited.
Jarrad, presumably in a bit of a panic, told his father Norris about the scaly visitor, and the pair contacted the NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES).
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Chris McGreal of WIRES removed the snake into nearby bushland.
I couldn’t believe it was jammed into this small cereal box,” Mr McGreal said. “When I got there I actually had to tear the box to get it out, that’s how tightly squeezed in it was”.
Diamond pythons are normally harmless to humans, and generally keep to themselves, Mr McGreal said.
Whether that makes finding a python in your cereal any less terrifying is debatable.
Pics by Annika Enderborg via the Daily Telegraph.
