Rob Byrnes, from Bishopstoke, suffered minor accidents after the male reticulated python entered his conservatory and tried to chunk his arm.
The snake has since been captured and was taken to a reptile centre.
‘Its fangs nicked my arm and drew blood ‘
He instructed the BBC he had been locking up his conservatory when he observed one thing transfer via a set of blinds on the window.
He mentioned: “Its fangs nicked my arm and drew blood as it tried to sink its teeth into my arm.”
Rob mentioned it was solely his prompt reactions that stopped the 11ft snake from biting him or else “it would have been a lot worse”.
He mentioned: “It caught the back of my arm with one fang and the other fang got caught in my polo shirt.”
“Once I shoved it away it withdrew to midway throughout the conservatory, however it pinned me within the nook, and it was form of waving and me.
“At that time, my spouse and granddaughter got here into the conservatory, noticed it, and screamed.
“That will need to have spooked it as a result of it then slowly slithered again out of the window.”
The python was then captured and is now in Tonbridge in Kent, the place it’s now being checked out by the National Centre for Reptile Welfare.
Speaking to the BBC, the director of the charity mentioned it was “highly unusual” to seek out an 11ft (3.3m) python as most they’ve acquired are between 4 and 5 ft (1.2 and 1.5 metres)
The animal has not been claimed by an proprietor and Mr Newman urged folks to “really think” earlier than buying a snake as a pet.
‘Snakes are escape artists’
He mentioned: “Snakes are escape artists. You’ve solely received to show your again for a second and the snake may have disappeared, and we actually do not suggest taking snakes out into the backyard.”
Rob Byrne instructed the BBC he thought the python will need to have an proprietor.
He mentioned: “They’re not native to this country, so somebody has either been irresponsible and let it go, or it’s escaped because of inadequate measures.”
