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Upon hearing "wrap", people usually associate it with vinyl wrapping which is pretty common these days. Wrapping not only protects the paintwork but also allows the revamping of the vehicle's appearance. However, the "wrap" on this Honda Shuttle is not what we expect it to be... Watch this 13-seconds video to find out what is "wrapped" on this Honda Shuttle's rooftop: What happened? In this bizarre occurrence, a reticulated python (One of Singapore's most common snake types) is spotted on the roof of a slow-moving Honda Shuttle. You can see the driver's concerned look upon realising that he had somehow attracted a group of passersby, who were filming him for god knows why. The short clip ends with the Honda Ssssshuttle driver still unaware of the situation and driving off with the python still on its roof. What a snakey (sneaky) python!! Filming isn't the utmost priority Yes yes, I know. If filming was not the priority, I wouldn't even have a blog post to publish at all. Well, I may be no expert, but the logical action from those passersby should be to alert and stop the driver. Otherwise, the python might fall off and end up as roadkill. Or worse, it may fall onto the road and subsequently cause motorists to swerve away from it. Netizens' comments What a pity that whipping out your smartphone to film is the first priority during such situations. Tell me about it. I bet he was thinking "Ji pai siao liao", which translates to "this time siao/crazy already". Why you gotta be so savage? Public Service Announcement 1. Wildlife encounter: If you encounter wildlife, the general rule of thumb is to leave it as it is. However, in the snakey situation that the Honda Shuttle driver encountered, do not hit, move or attempt to handle the snake on your own. Instead, call ACRES wildlife rescue 24-hour hotline at 9783 7782. 2. Accident with wildlife: Stop, report the incident to the relevant authorities and provide reasonable assistance at the scene of the accident. If you hit the animal, which results in an injury/death, call the Land Transport Authority at 1800 2255 582, or the Traffic Police at 6547 0000. If other motorists are not obstructed, with the animal still alive and injured, call ACRES at 9783 7782, Animal & Veterinary Service at 1800 4761 600 or SPCA at 6287 5355. Else, if the animal is already dead and requires removal, call NEA at 1800 2255 632. Remember: If you do not stop, provide your particulars or reasonable assistance at the incident scene, you can be fined up to $3,000 or jailed up to 1 year, or both. --- Thinking of selling your car? sgCarMart Quotz guarantees the highest selling price for your car. We’ll even give you $100 cash if you find a better offer elsewhere! Get a free quote to find out how much your car is worth today!

Burmese python swallows largest meal on record: A young deer heavier than itself. Experts at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida will soon be publishing an interesting study - one which includes its documentation of a 14.29-kilogram Burmese python swallowing a heavier 15.88-kilogram young white-tailed deer. According to a statement issued by the organisation, the discovery of the python was made in April 7, 2015 at the Collier-Seminole State Park. The python appeared "distended by a large food bulge." Wildlife biologists captured the animal for study. Later in captivity, the 11-foot female python became stressed and regurgitated its large meal. Experts believed the incident to be the largest predator-to-prey ratio ever documented for Burmese pythons, and possibly pythons in general. Additional observations and findings regarding the case will be published in the March 2018 issue of the journal Herpetological Review. Burmese pythons are snakes native to tropical South and Southeast Asia. They may have entered the United States through the pet trade and were either set loose or escaped from their owners. The pythons are considered an invasive species in southwest Florida where these snakes have negatively affected the area's native wildlife. Some studies suggest the pythons were 90 per cent responsible for the decline of small animals in the eastern Everglades. Discovering the deer in the python's stomach raised concerns that the snakes could even affect deer population by praying on the young. Efforts are currently underway to reduce python population by removing female breeding pythons to disrupt the egg-laying cycle and prevent new pythons from being born. http://www.asiaone.com/world/burmese-python-swallows-largest-meal-record-young-deer-heavier-itself

source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cobra-and-python-spotted/2080362.html a contributor from another forum even speculated that this KING cobra vs python fight forecast the upcoming GE results quoted: ''SG IS BORN IN THE YR OF THE SNAKE ITS AN OMEN THE LARGER SNAKE ESCAPED N THEN THE SMALLER SNAKE TAKE THE LIMELIGHT I HOPE YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN REMEMBER THE SEA EAGLE WHICH WAS FOUND OUTSIDE A WINDOW?? I WAS THE 1ST IN THIS FORUM TO SAY THE DEATH OF THE SEA EAGLE MEANS THE DEATH OF SOMEONE.... I HAD BEEN PROVEN RIGHT LAST TIME'' SINGAPORECobra and python spotted 'fighting' on NTU campus Witnesses saw the python constricting itself around the head of the cobra around noon on Thursday (Aug 27). The python was taken away by pest control, but the cobra was only caught hours later. POSTED: 27 Aug 2015 21:15 UPDATED: 27 Aug 2015 22:45 PHOTOS Two snakes were seen duelling at the NTU campus on Thursday (Aug 27). (Photo: Abhishek Ambede) ENLARGE CAPTION 3716 15 0 Email More A A SINGAPORE: Two snakes, believed to be a reticulated python and a king cobra, were seen "fighting" each other on the street near Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Research Techno Plaza (RTP) at noon on Thursday (Aug 27). PhD student Abhishek Ambede shared pictures of the incident and told Channel NewsAsia the snakes were wrestling on the road beside a forested area. "Some of us working at RTP can see the site from our office. When we spotted the incident, I went down and noticed that the python had constricted around the cobra's head. ADVERTISING The tussle, witnessed by a large crowd, lasted for about 30 minutes before the snakes separated. "The cobra escaped to the bushes, leaving the python moving slowly on its own along the road." Mr Abhishek said he and other bystanders alerted NTU's pest control, as well as the Animal Concerns Research and Society (ACRES). Pest control officers removed the python, but were unable to locate the cobra. After 4pm, the cobra reappeared briefly. "It was about that time that ACRES appeared but by the time they arrived, the snake had disappeared again into one of the drainage holes," Mr Abhishek said. "ACRES told us they could not catch the snake if they could not see it. All we know is that there is no immediate danger. The only worry is that if it reappears on the road, there is a chance it might get run over," he added. Mr Satish Digen, a technical officer at NTU, said pest control officers put sulfur powder down the drains in an attempt to draw it out. The reptile eventually emerged from its hiding place at about 10pm on Thursday and was taken away in a bag by the pest control team. The NTU Graduate Student Council earlier urged those on campus to be on alert for the cobra. "Please be careful when you take the sidewalk near to bushes. Night researchers and night runners, please be extra vigilant," it said in a post on Facebook. - CNA/hs

Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...python-ewe.html Old news but ..... just look at that snake .... A fresh lamb dinner might sound like a manageable meal for an 18-foot-long (5.5-meter-long) python. But maybe the hungry snake should have waited for the lamb to be born. Last week firefighters in the Malaysian village of Kampung Jabor were called in to remove the bloated snake (pictured) from a roadway. The reptile had swallowed an entire pregnant sheep and was too full to slither away and digest its supersize meal. But the stress of being captured likely triggered the python to purge