During a flood in Padang, Indonesia, locals evacuated more than women and children, as they retrieved a 3-metre long python that was swimming in the floodwaters.

The snake was spotted entering a housing complex before swimming into the street, where footage shot at the scene shows some brave local people dismounting from scooters and carrying away the python.

The reason for this particular rescue was to avoid panicking other local residents during the flood evacuation

after rain fell for several hours in the city of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. caused flooding at a number of points. a python type snake, seen entering the street housing complex. This 3 meter long snake was evacuated by residents from the waters because it was feared to scare the local people. besides that, the overflow of the river hit the homes of residents in a number of places in this city.