A gigantic yellow python is seen in a luggage compartment of an intercity bus in Daegu on May 21. [DAEGU FIRE DEPARTMENT]
A giant yellow python startled bus passengers in Daegu after it escaped from its carrier and was found coiled around a suitcase inside the luggage compartment of a bus, local fire authorities said on Sunday.
The snake was found at around 7:10 p.m. on Thursday in
the baggage compartment of the intercity bus that stopped at a bus terminal in Buk District in Daegu, according to the district’s fire precinct.
The bus driver who first spotted the snake reported the reptile to authorities. Dispatched firefighters captured the snake and kept it in temporary custody before handing it over to the district office.
“The python was sent through the express bus parcel service as part of a legal transaction between private parties,” a person who claimed to have knowledge of the situation wrote on social media.
“It was later confirmed that a gap in the suitcase that the snake was in allowed [the reptile] to briefly escape into the luggage compartment,” the person added.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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