Massive 14ft python pulled out of car engine by police from images of a docking station for a laptop Watch Video

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Watch the dramatic moment police pulled a massive python out of an impounded truck in Thailand.Officers were called when the pickup truck's owner, who arrived to check on their vehicle, informed them that a snake had slithered into the engine compartment. .Video shows several officers lifting and pulling at the 14ft reptile that had wound itself tightly around the machinery.It took the police 30 minutes to extract the python and heave it into a sack. The snake weighed more than 10kg and was later released into the forest, close to where it was found in Phang Nga province on 27 June.Police Lieutenant Witoon Kongranksa of the Thap Put district station said: 'I'm not afraid of snakes because I've already helped several villagers catch them in the past. Also, pythons are not normally aggressive, so this one was not so difficult to catch despite its size.'The reticulated python is found throughout Southeast Asia, where they live in forests, swamps, canals and even in cities, causing them to come into conflict with humans. The species is one of the world's largest snakes and can eat humans, cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.The reticulated python is found throughout Southeast Asia, where they live in forests, swamps, canals and even in cities, causing them to come into conflict with humans. The species is one of the world's largest snakes and can eat humans, cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.