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Heraklion: They went to the farm and they found a 5-meter python – Viral images with the snake

The snake was dead and covered with tarpaulin - Someone left it there - Authorities were alerted so that it could be collected

Newsroom March 31 06:12

Two men could not believe their eyes, who were in a farm of a person they knew, in the area of Estavromenos, in Heraklion, Crete.

According to neakriti.gr, while trying to tie their horse, they stumbled upon a tarpaulin and were surprised to see a huge python dead. He was covered with the tarpaulin.

The python, which can be seen in the photos below, is estimated to be about 5 meters long. In fact, according to the men, the reptile had recently ended up dead.

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Also, according to newshub.gr, the authorities were immediately alerted in order to retrieve the snake, which someone seems to have left there and as reported in local media, it seems to have eaten something before it died.

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