60kg, 5-metre python falls through bathroom ceiling in Sungai Petani, Malaysia
A five-metre, 60kg python crashed through the bathroom ceiling of a Sungai Petani home as Civil Defence officers attempted to capture it, shocking the family who first mistook the snake’s body for a piece of batik cloth.
- A 5m, 60kg python fell through a bathroom ceiling during an APM capture operation in Sungai Petani.
- • The homeowner initially mistook the snake’s body for batik cloth before realising it was a reptile.
- • The snake likely entered through a tree behind the house; no injuries were reported.
MALAYSIA: A five-metre reticulated python weighing an estimated 60 kilograms was captured after it fell through the bathroom ceiling of a home in Taman Bandar Baru PKNK, Sungai Petani, last Wednesday (12 November), the Civil Defence Force (APM) confirmed.
The incident began when a 15-year-old girl returning from school noticed the bathroom ceiling had cracked.
Her mother, teacher Nor Hayati Md Rajab, 50, later inspected the area and initially mistook part of the exposed snake’s body for “batik cloth” before realising it was a reptile.
APM officers were called to the home at 4.01pm and pulled the python out from the ceiling space, causing it to fall to the bathroom floor.
No injuries were reported.
Snake Likely Entered Through Nearby Tree
Nor Hayati said she was shocked by the size of the snake and believes it may have entered through a soursop tree behind the house.
She also recalled two flowerpots overturning days earlier, possibly due to the snake’s movement.
She and her children remain shaken and now check the bathroom surroundings before entering.
The home is located near a swampy area, which may have been the python’s point of origin.
APM has since confirmed the successful capture of the reptile and removed it safely from the property.
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