The six-foot snake had apparently absorbed drug fumes and particles through its skin.
The snake was checked in to a prison rehabilitation centre in Windsor, south of Sydney.
Seven months later, the “very aggressive” snake has returned to normal behaviour under the care of 14 prisoners selected to work in a wildlife care programme.
Strange discovery: The python is now in the care of a prison wildlife programme
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It is one of about 250 animals cared for at a minimum-security prison which houses kangaroos, wallabies, possums, wombats and native birds.
