Python behind the disappearance of three chicks in KB
Published on: Sunday, December 08, 2019
By: R Gonzales
KOTA BELUD: The mystery over the disappearance of three chickens a week ago in Kg Tanjung Pasir, here, was finally answered when a farmer saw a python in the act.
Masnah, 44, from Kg Sembirai, saw the incident when he arrived at the vegetable and fruit farm in the village.
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“Initially, my family and I kept nine free range chickens in the shed and they went missing since last week.
Civil Defence Forces (APM) Kota Belud District Officer, Jimmy Alberto Tining, said he received a call regarding the incident at 2.56pm and four members were dispatched to the scene.
“Upon arrival, the four-metre long reptile, weighing about seven kilogrammes, was found in a chicken coop and immediately carried out a hunting operation using a constrictor and a snake catcher stick.
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He said the reptile was released back to its original habitat far from the area while the operation ended at 3.29pm.
