News | WorldAustralian man finds two metre long python coiled up inside his box of cornflakes Snake flakes: the serpent was coiled tightly inside the cereal packet (Picture: YouTube)Alexandra Rucki10 March 2015An Australian man was forced to flee his kitchen when he found a gigantic python coiled up inside a cereal box.Jared Smith, 22, saw the diamond python inside the box of cornflakes as he was preparing lunch in his Sydney apartment.According to Australian paper The Daily Telegraph, the snakes are familiar sights in swimming pools and laundry baskets, but it is rare to find one of them nestling in a cereal box.Mr Smith told the newspaper: “I peeked in the box, saw its head pop out, and that’s when I dropped my food on the counter and bolted for the door.”He called his father who was also home at the time and the pair called the NSW Wildlife, Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES).A rescuer came to the flat and had to tear open the box to make room for the snake to get out.The creature was safely returned to nearby bushland.Read MoreWatch moment conservationist tries to get an anaconda to eat him alive'Hissing' snake discovered in recycling box outside West Hampstead resident's houseI'm A Celebrity...: Gemma Collins takes first jungle shower as Craig Charles' group is thrown into Celebrity Slammer and Michael Buerk skydives into campA spokesman for WIRES said it was likely the snake was hiding in the box to feel secure.Diamond pythons are non-venomous, timid and tend to keep away from humans.The serpents usually only bite if they feel threatened, but sometimes are known to have left teeth behind in flesh.MORE ABOUTAustraliaSnakes
