Python strikes at car before disappearing; ‘where did he go?’

A python was captured in video footage striking at a passing car before disappearing on a road in Kruger National Park, much to the dismay of a woman tourist who became frantic, worried that it might have invaded her vehicle.

And, indeed, it did.

Pythons are the largest snakes found in Africa and are rarely seen in Kruger National Park, a famous destination in South Africa. But it’s winter there, and pythons are known to seek warmth, as it did in this case.

When the python disappeared, the woman in the vehicle can be heard saying, “Did we kill him? Where did he go?”

A passerby stopped to inform the driver that the python had crawled under the vehicle and into the engine.

Kelly Balaam, 40, a nature guide for Kruger Pride Safaris, captured the video. He told LatestSightings.com, “We were on a game drive in the park and I stopped to talk to Arun from Legend Safaris who had stopped his vehicle in the road. A python was slithering in the road and moved underneath the vehicle and then into the engine.

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“Jan, who is also a guide, was on the drive with me and offered to help Arun remove the python from the engine. At first, it was only two vehicles and within a few minutes a couple of cars had parked nearby to watch the action unfold. The python was pulled out reluctantly and then released back into the bush.

“After the sighting, we were all in high spirits as python are not often spotted in the park.”

Photos courtesy of LatestSightings.com.