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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Australian hospital is asking snakebite victims to stop bringing the snakes to the ER.</li><li>The hospital's director said that having a live snake in the ER puts staff and patients at risk.</li></ul>A hospital in Australia is asking snakebite victims not to bring the reptiles with them to the emergency room, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-22/bite-victims-warned-stop-bringing-snakes-to-emergency-department/103752506">Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.</a>In one instance earlier this month, staff at Bundaberg Hospital in Queensland were handed a plastic container with a small Eastern Brown snake inside, according to the news outlet.The snake species is common across much of eastern Australia, and its deadly venom is the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/20/north-queensland-snake-bite-death-deeragun-townsville-hospital#:~:text=About%203%2C000%20snake%20bites%20are,according%20to%20a%20nationwide%20review.">country's most common cause of fatal snake bites.</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/20/north-queensland-snake-bite-death-deeragun-townsville-hospital#:~:text=About%203%2C000%20snake%20bites%20are,according%20to%20a%20nationwide%20review.">According to The Guardian</a>, about 3,000 snakebites are reported in Australia each year, with 41% coming from Eastern Brown snakes.Last month, the newspaper reported that one of these snakes caused a man's death after he was bitten multiple times.According to Bundaberg Hospital's director of emergency medicine, Adam Michael, the snake at his hospital this month was "not very well secured."It was also trying to escape the plastic container, ABC reported."The staff got a fright and the serious consequence of that is it delays people's time to treatment," Michael told the news outlet.He added: "We want people to be able to get seen and assessed quickly, and having a live snake in the department slows up that process."A snake catcher told the news outlet that he had removed several snakes bought into the hospital, many arriving in plastic containers or bags.According to the Australian Medical Association, wait times in Australia for emergency rooms are at their longest in a decade, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-surgery-wait-times-longest-ever-emergency-rooms-strangled-ama-report-finds/648102d5-0c6a-437b-adcf-5fa6a387c780">9 News reported last week.</a>While people bringing in snakes may think it will help doctors with identification and speed up getting the right treatment, Michael told ABC that all it does is endanger lives.He said doctors aren't trained to identify snakes, so it only "puts the staff at risk as well as yourself," according to ABC.Bringing in the snakes, he added, risks becoming a "huge" disaster with no upside."We can determine if you need anti-venom and, if so, what anti-venom you need based on clinical signs, blood tests, and also the snake venom detection kits that we keep here at the hospital," Michael said.

A hospital in Australia is begging snakebite victims to stop bringing the snakes in with them

The popular proverb says, "Once bitten twice shy" but <keyword id="230102" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bablu" source="Orion">Bablu</keyword>, a resident of <keyword id="50317" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mirzapur" source="Orion">Mirzapur</keyword> district, has been bitten seven times and is still not shy. About seven months ago, Bablu was working in the fields when he was attacked by a pair of snakes. In self-defence he attacked the snakes and killed one of them with his sickle. Since then, he has been bitten seven times by the other <keyword id="45788" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="snake" source="Orion">snake</keyword> and what is more surprising is that he survived all the bites. "Whenever I am working in the fields alone, I feel a sting and then realise that I have been bitten again by the snake. It is probably the same snake but it slithers away before I can see or catch it," he said. Ramai, a local <keyword id="735935" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="snake-catcher" source="Orion">snake catcher</keyword>, said that the surviving snake is apparently seeking revenge for the death of its mate. "The snake is seemingly old and does not have venom left in its fangs. It still wants to avenge the death of its partner," he informed. Those who work as labourers with Bablu have now asked him to perform puja to appease the snake but Bablu said he cannot afford the cost. "If I have to die, I will. I killed the snake in self-defence and I do not regret it," he said. A district official, meanwhile, said that the snake was probably of a non-venomous specie and that explains why Bablu has survived. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/ola-may-be-rushing-into-electric-cars-when-scooters-continue-to-underperform/articleshow/91141264.cms">Is Ola hurrying into its electric car dream?</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/adani-enterprises-sets-up-a-wholly-owned-media-arm/articleshow/91128727.cms">Adani Enterprises sets up a wholly-owned media arm</a>

Bitten seven times but still not shy: Story of Mirzapur's Bablu who isn't afraid of snakes

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="11893487" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="snake" source="Orion">snake</keyword> catcher Vava Suresh was discharged from the hospital, according to the <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> outlet Onmanorama.</li><li>A video of Suresh being bit by a venomous snake on January 31 circulated online.</li></ul>The snake catcher and social media star Vava Suresh was discharged Monday from an Indian hospital a week after he was bit by a venomous snake, according to <a href="https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/02/07/vava-suresh-discharged-from-hospital.html">the Indian outlet Onmanorama</a>.Suresh left the Kottayam Medical College Hospital in Kottayam, <keyword id="11892747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> around 11 a.m. in good condition, Onmanorama reported. A cobra snake had bitten him a week earlier on January 31 while he was trying to pick it up, according to the outlet.<a href="https://twitter.com/IndianExpress/status/1488134611360444417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1488134611360444417%7Ctwgr%5Ehb_1_8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Findia%2Fkerala-snake-rescuer-vava-suresh-bitten-by-cobra-7750091%2F">A video of the moment was shared online by the outlet Indian Express</a>. In the 21 second clip, Suresh can be seen holding a wriggling snake and trying to place it in a large bag. After a few seconds, the snake appeared to latch onto his leg as onlookers cried out and fled after he dropped the cobra on the ground.A single bite from a cobra contains enough venom to kill as many as 20 people, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/vava-suresh-treated-65-bottles-antivenom-after-cobra-bite-killed-him-1676686">according to a report from Newsweek</a>. Suresh, who went into cardiac arrest after the <keyword id="11995696" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="snake-bite" source="Orion">snake bite</keyword>, was transported to the hospital and regained consciousness on Thursday after he spent several days in an Intensive Care Unit and on a ventilator, Onmanorama reported.He was treated with 65 bottles of anti-venom, Onmanorama reported. According to the outlet, 25 bottles of the anti-venom are typically used, but Suresh required the higher dosage to combat the effects of the bite.Suresh is widely known across the internet. He has over 500,000 subscribers and 51 million views on YouTube, where he has posted numerous videos showing him catching snakes. He also has 2 million Facebook followers and almost 75,000 on Instagram. The <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kerala-snake-master-handler-vava-suresh-steve-irwin-cobra-rescue-conservation-1908783-2022-02-04">outlet India Today</a> called Suresh the "Steve Irwin" of Kerala, India, a reference to the late Irwin's reputation as a fearless crocodile hunter. Suresh first caught a snake when he was 12 years old, and has captured over 30,000 snakes over the years, according to India Today.Suresh did not respond to a request for comment.

Social-media star snake catcher released from hospital after he was bit by a cobra and treated with 65 bottles of anti-venom, reports say

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A 10-foot-long <keyword id="61204" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="python">python</keyword> surprised a woman shopping for spices at a grocery chain in Sydney, <keyword id="6355478" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="australia">Australia</keyword>.</li><li>Coincidentally, the woman, Helaina Alati, was previously trained in catching snakes.</li><li>Alati told the Associated Press she was "shocked a little bit" because she "wasn't expecting it."</li></ul>A 10-foot-long <keyword id="45788" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Snake">snake</keyword> popped out at a woman in a <keyword id="71710" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Grocery-store">grocery store</keyword> in Sydney, Australia, earlier this week, but she was coincidentally also a trained snake catcher.Helaina Alati was browsing in the spice aisle of Australian supermarket chain Woolworths when the non-venomous diamond python popped its head out of the shelves."I was in the spice aisle just looking for something to put on my chicken that night so I didn't initially see it because it was curled up way back behind the little jars of spices," Alati the told <a href="https://apnews.com/article/oddities-business-snakes-australia-bf72e0749a6dbaca98e4e6bc4764dd50">the Associated Press</a> on Wednesday. "I kind of turned to my right and it poked its head out.""Thankfully, I have a background in snakes so I was pretty calm about it. It definitely shocked me a little bit because I wasn't expecting it," she added, saying that the snake came within eight inches of her face.She told the AP she recorded a video of the snake on her phone as it slithered from the shelf into the aisle and alerted a grocery employee about it. Alati said she received previously was trained in catching venomous snakes while volunteering for a Sydney wildlife rescue organization several years ago."I said: 'I'll go get my snake bag.' I think they thought I was a bit crazy to be honest," Alati told the AP. "I don't think they knew what to say when I said there's a 10-foot python in your aisle."Alati said she caught the python with her snake-catching bag and released it into the wild nearby.Woolworths confirmed in a statement Monday morning that a "slippery and rare customer was spotted in the spice aisle" at one of its stores in Glenorie, one of Sydney's northwest suburbs."Once it was sighted, our team members reacted quickly and calmly to cordon off the area for the safety of customers," the statement said, citing the AP report.While the snake came as a surprise, Alati said she knew "straight away" that it was non-venomous and non-aggressive, so "it wasn't going to be a problem for anyone.""If anything, I think everyone was a little bit excited. We're all in lockdown so it was kind of like the most excitement we've had for a while," she told the AP.

A 10-foot long python surprised a woman, who happened to be a trained snake catcher, in the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A pilot thought his water bottle was leaking, but it was actually a deadly snake slithering past.</li><li>Rudolf Erasmus told Insider that he was initially stunned into silence but tried to remain calm.</li></ul>A South African pilot had a real-life "Snakes on a Plane" situation on Monday when he spotted a cobra onboard while flying at 11,000 feet, forcing him to make a mid-flight emergency landing.Rudolf Erasmus was flying his work colleagues in a Beechcraft Baron 58 over South Africa when he noticed a cold sensation on his hip."I actually thought it was my water bottle that was leaking," he told Insider.But when he turned to look, he saw a snake's head disappearing beneath his seat in the cockpit."My first response, to be honest, was I had a moment of stunned silence and it was as if my brain did not register exactly what was going on," he said.Erasmus quickly realized that it was a highly venomous Cape cobra that had made its way onto the plane.Although shocking, it wasn't a total surprise – workers at the flying club he departed from had earlier spotted a snake taking shelter beneath the plane.Cape cobras are regarded as one of Africa's most dangerous snake species, with their venom able to <a href="http://toxicology.ucsd.edu/Snakebite%20Protocols/Naja3.htm">kill a fully grown human in as little as 30 minutes.</a>"There was definitely a sense of fear," he said, adding that his main concern was that the cobra would crawl into the passenger area.Erasmus said that he tried to collect himself because "getting excited and panicking" would have escalated the situation.He then calmly told the passenger what he had witnessed."They were also stunned with silence and I presume shock, as well, but luckily they all remained calm and it diffused the whole situation," he told Insider.Erasmus said that he then directed all of his attention to making an emergency landing.<div type="image" title="The plane pilot Rudolf Erasmus was flying" height="962" width="1284" msid="99301896" hostid="261"></div>The landing took between 10 and 15 minutes to execute, Erasmus told local media, with all of the passengers disembarking without any injuries.After leaving the plane, Erasmus said he stood on the wing and moved the seat forward to try and spot the snake. "It was curled up under my seat. It was quite a big fellow," he told <a href="https://lowvelder.co.za/819929/lowveld-pilot-makes-emergency-landing-after-discovering-snake-on-plane/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local media outlet Lowvelder</a>.However, the snake is now missing, after a snake catcher and an engineer, who removed seats and panels from the plane to try and find it, failed in their efforts to capture it.South Africa's civil aviation commissioner, Poppy Khosa, <a href="https://www.africanews.com/2023/04/05/pilot-praised-for-safe-landing-after-cobra-scare-mid-air/?utm_source=news.google.com&amp;utm_campaign=feeds_news&amp;utm_medium=referral">praised Erasmus as a "hero" </a>for saving the lives of the passengers on board.But he believes the praise is overblown. "Everybody was a big help, to be honest, and as I said the passengers remaining calm helped a lot," he told Insider. "I think the whole 'hero' thing is a bit blown up."

Venomous 'Snakes on a Plane' situation causes pilot to make an emergency landing from 11,000 feet

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A man in <keyword id="11892747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> was given a double life sentence for murdering his wife. </li><li>Suraj Kumar bought a highly venomous <keyword id="11893488" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cobra" source="Orion">cobra</keyword> and forced its fangs into his wife's arm.</li></ul>A man in India who used a snake to <keyword id="13542" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="murder" source="Orion">murder</keyword> his wife was convicted and given a double life sentence, the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58947068">BBC</a> reported. In the spring of 2020, Suraj Kumar, 28, bought a highly venomous Indian spectacled cobra from a snake catcher, took it to his wife's parents' home, and forced its fangs into her arm. His wife, who went only by the name Uthra, was at her parents' home recovering from another snakebite also caused by Kumar. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/20/india/india-snake-cobra-murder-intl-hnk-dst/index.html">CNN</a> reported that in late February 2020, Kumar purchased a viper and left it on the staircase in his home with Uthra. He then called her to come downstairs in hopes the snake would bite her. Instead, she saw the snake and called for help. A few days later, Kumar mixed sedatives into Uthra's food and forced the same snake to bite her before throwing it out the window, CNN reported. Uthra was hospitalized for 52 days before she was released to her parents, the BBC reported. On May 6, Kumar tried again, taking a cobra to Uthra's parents' home, giving her a drink laced with sedatives, and then forcing the fangs of the venomous snake into her left arm. The next morning Uthra's mother found her unconscious with "her mouth open, and her left hand dangling on one side," the BBC reported. She was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. In 2018, Kumar and Uthra met through a matchmaking service. Uthra had a learning disability and wanted someone who could take of her. Her family paid Kumar a dowry of 720 grams of gold, a Suzuki sedan, and 500,000 rupees (about $6,700), CNN reported. A few months after they married, Kumar's family demanded more from Uthra's family, CNN reported, though the court ruling said Kumar was tired of dealing with Uthra's disability and set out to kill her. The BBC reported that more than 90 people, including herpetologists and doctors, testified in Kumar's trial. One herpetologist testified it was highly unlikely that the cobra was able to get into Uthra's room by itself. "Cobras generally do not bite unless they are highly provoked. And after 8 p.m. they're generally dormant," Hari Shankar, who worked as lead investigator on the case for the Kerala Police, told CNN. Investigators also recreated the crime scene by throwing a cobra onto a mannequin and found that the snake did not bite unless it was provoked, the BBC reported."This is a case of diabolical and ghastly uxoricide," Judge M Manoj said, according to the BBC.

A man used a snake to murder his wife because he could no longer handle her learning disability

Good morning and welcome to your weekday morning roundup of the top stories you need to know.For more daily and weekly briefings, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter">sign up for our newsletters here</a>.What's going on today: <ul><li>"It's definitely chaotic, it's definitely dangerous." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/people-facing-gauntlet-at-kabul-airport-to-flee-afghanistan-cnn-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A CNN journalist described the 'gauntlet' people face to reach the Kabul airport as they try to flee Afghanistan, despite US claims.</a> Gunfire could be heard during journalist Clarissa Ward's broadcast, despite the US saying the Taliban promised safe passage for those evacuating. </li><li>Matt Gaetz throws support toward the Taliban to spite Biden (sigh). <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-republicans-praise-taliban-despite-chest-thumping-jihadist-terrorism-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trump and some Republicans are praising the Taliban to criticize Biden despite years of chest-thumping over jihadist terrorism</a>. Trump called the Taliban "smart" and said it had "good fighters," while Rep. Gaetz said it was more legitimate than the Biden administration. </li><li>Only in Australia. <a href="https://www.insider.com/10-foot-python-surprised-australian-woman-trained-snake-catcher-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A 10-foot long python surprised a woman, who happened to be a trained snake catcher, in the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket.</a> "It definitely shocked me a little bit because I wasn't expecting it," Helaina Alati said, adding that the snake came within eight inches of her face.</li><li>Miami-Dade goes to battle against DeSantis. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-mask-mandate-miami-dade-school-board-defies-governors-ban-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Miami-Dade school board slaps down DeSantis' ban on face mask rules, becoming the third county in Florida to ignore the governor's crusade against mask mandates</a>. The decision comes one day after education officials in the state voted to investigate and possibly punish two counties that have flouted the ban. <a href="https://www.insider.com/giant-rubber-duck-suddenly-appeared-maine-harbor-mystery-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a></li><li>I'm here for this energy. <a href="https://www.insider.com/giant-rubber-duck-suddenly-appeared-maine-harbor-mystery-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A 25-foot-tall rubber duck suddenly appeared in a Maine harbor. Residents have no idea why.</a> "I have no idea who owns it, but it kind of fits Belfast," Harbor Master Katherine Given said. "A lot of people want to keep it here." </li><li>That's all for now. See you tomorrow. </li></ul>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/sports">Sports</a> teams are defined by the graphic they use for their logo.</li><li>Like all art forms, the logo serves as both a brand identity for the team, while still giving an artistic hint as to what the team's purpose is.</li><li>The best logos, like the Olympics', are often ones with deeper levels of understanding.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>The following is a transcript of the video.This is the logo for the sports teams at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. At first glance, all you see is a lion. But take a closer look. You'll find the lion's mane has "UAPB" in it. Sports logos often go through multiple periods of rebranding before they're worn by thousands of fans on hats, jerseys, and just about anything that showcases their loyalty. But you may not notice the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/secret-messages-sports-uniforms-logos-2019-6"> hidden meanings and images</a> in some of the most famous sports logos. Here are 10 world-famous sports logos with hidden meanings.OlympicsOne of the most iconic sports logos today is the Olympic rings. The logo was designed in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the International Olympic Committee. He wanted the five rings to represent the five continents at the time: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The blue, yellow, black, green, and red rings combined with the white background were meant to represent the colors of the flags of every country at the time. Blue and yellow made up Sweden. Red and yellow made up Spain and China. Tricolour flags like the US, Italy, Australia, and Germany were represented as well. The Olympic Rings officially debuted at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belgium. Tour de FranceFrench designer Joel Guenoun used a playful brush script to spell out the event name. The word "tour" reveals a cyclist. The O makes up the back wheel of a bicycle and the U is the seat. The R is a riding cyclist. The additional yellow circle represents the yellow jersey awarded to the winner of each stage of the race. The logo officially debuted in 2003 to celebrate the race's 100th anniversary. Atlanta FalconsThe Falcons' logo hasn't changed much over the years, with only a few different color combinations and small changes in design. At first, you can just see a flying falcon. But when you look closer, the shape of the falcon takes on the form of the letter F. Philadelphia EaglesThis technique is very similar to another popular football team's logo: the Philadelphia Eagles. The logo also features a bird designed to vaguely outline the letter E. But it's so blended into the eagle's feathers that it's more of a hint to the team's name than a direct design element. Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets' very first logo featured a player wearing a rocket pack while twirling a basketball. With each logo change, the Rockets had very different designs and color schemes. The most recognizable version was unveiled in 2003. It was designed by Academy Award-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka. It features an R made of a rocket ship. Ishioka closely modeled the design after an actual rocket on a launch stand. Milwaukee BrewersThe Brewers also went through many logo changes since the team was established in 1969. In 1977, a student named Tom Meindel won a competition to design the baseball team's logo. The Brewers used the logo from 1978 to 1997. It depicts a lowercase "m" and "b," which form a catcher's mitt holding a baseball in the center. The Brewer's current logo features an uppercase M underlined by a head of barley, which represents Milwaukee's beer-making industry. Washington CapitalsOver the years, the Washington Capitals underwent several rebranding phases. The hockey team's original colors were red, white, and blue, and their logo spelled out their name with six stars above it and a hockey stick representing the letter T. In 1995, the Capitals introduced a bald eagle logo with a blue, black, and bronze color palette. Then, in 2002, they changed the logo again to feature the Capitol building. In 2007, the Capitals returned to their original red, white, and blue colors. The new main logo pays homage to its original look, while their alternate logo has a unique design, shown on the team's jersey sleeve. It may look like just a bald eagle, but the empty space is an outline of the Capitol building. Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks went through a lot of rebranding since they started playing for the MLB. The team's original colors were purple, teal, and copper. They changed them to Sedona red, Sonoran sand, and black to represent areas in Arizona.The red shade was named after a sandstone canyon at Red Rock State Park near Sedona, and the sand shade was named after the Sonoran Desert. Their most unique design was the alternate logo used from 2007 to 2015. A lowercase "d" and "b" formed the shape of a snake's head...specifically a diamondback rattlesnake. Minnesota WildThis logo is the shape of a bear's head with the Minnesota landscape. Pine trees fill most of the head and a sun makes up some of the ear's outline. A river makes the shape of the mouth. The bear's eye is the most meaningful message of the logo. It's meant to be the North Star...but it doesn't pay homage to the actual North Star. This north star pays tribute to the Minnesota North Stars, the state's first hockey team in the NHL. The Minnesota North Stars played from 1967 to 1993 until they moved to Dallas and became the Dallas Stars. Washington State CougarsWashington State University's athletics team logo uses text to create a unique visual. Art student Randall Johnson created the first cougar logo in 1936. The design came after Johnson's boss said the school needed a trademark. They both wanted to incorporate a cougar and the WSC initials, which stood for Washington State College. The W and S created the cougar's head, and the C shaped its snarling mouth. Johnson turned the C into a U when Washington State became a university in 1959.

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<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:480px"><div class="image">AP/Queensland Police</div></div>CAIRNS, <keyword id="6355478" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Australia">Australia</keyword> (AP) — Australian police were mystified by a chaotic crime scene including a hole in the ceiling and a smelly pool of vomit-like liquid — until they found the culprit was a 5.7-meter (19-foot) python.
The massive snake weighing in at 17 kilograms (37 pounds) was captured a day after a suspected burglary was reported at a charity store in Queensland in northeastern Australia.
"Its head was the size of a small dog," Police Sgt. Don Auld said Wednesday.
Before they found the python, investigators' working theory was that a human burglar with an appetite for destruction — and a serious illness — had gone on a rampage inside the St. Vincent de Paul store in the small town of Ingham.
"We thought a person had fallen through the ceiling because the roof panel was cut in half," Auld said. "When they've hit the floor, they've vomited and then staggered and fallen over. That's what we thought anyway."
Police now suspect the python entered the store through the roof, which was damaged in a cyclone two years ago.
The animal then plummeted through the ceiling, knocking over dishes, clothes and other items, before relieving itself on the floor. It somehow managed to hide from officials until staff spotted it lying alongside a wall the next day.
A local snake catcher was called in to capture the reptile, which has been relocated to nearby wetlands.
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