WATCH: Ssssurprise! Shocking moment man pulls live PYTHON from plug socket
A MAN almost had the literal shock of his life after he pulled a PYTHON out from behind a plug socket.
Man pulls Python from plug socket
Fortunately the slithering squatter was caught before potentially setting the house on fire completely.
The lucky homeowners in Maroochy River, Queensland, Australia, only noticed the sneaky snake when smoke started to waft out from behind the plug.
Watch the horrifying moment live snake is pulled out of a plug socket
Immediately they called Richie Gilbert from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, who battled to remove the scared reptile.
He said: "It took me around an hour to remove the snake.
"Understandably it was really scared and had curled up quite tight.
The lucky homeowners only noticed the sneaky snake when smoke started wafting from behind the plug
"I had to make two holes in the wall as the python wouldn't move just out of one.
The snake could easily have triggered an electrical surge
"I had to use a bandage to help lure him out."
Before the carpet python was even halfway out, Richie had spotted a deep electrical burn on its scaly skin.
Because of its tight proximity to the house's wiring, the snake had been shocked on and off causing the wound to appear.
Richie Gilbert makes his first attempt to pull the python out by its tail, but is unsuccessful
Once he had safely pulled the animal out, Richie took it straight to the Australia Zoo for the injury to be treated.
He added: "Originally I thought the snake was going to need to be euthanized.
Holes had to cut in the wall to free the scaly dweller
"The burn was big and deep and it seemed to have muscle damage also.
"It has been getting treatment and is currently doing very well."
The python had a deep electrical burn on its skin caused by repeated shocks
Carpet pythons are not venomous but they still bite, as Richie found when the clearly still scared python sunk its teeth into his hand.
They can grow to three metres long and can and will eat household pets and Richie believes this particular one had been surviving off mice in the roof and cavity for a while.
The agitated reptile lashed out at the Snake catcher biting him on the hand
He said: "Statistics say one in three homes in south east Queensland has a snake living in its roof.
"Fortunately the owner's quick thinking helped save a potentially massive issue.
"If the snake had continued to recurve it could easily have triggered an electrical surge."