Second diamond python spotted in Mosman

First, a snake shocked beachgoers at Balmoral, but now a second scaly sneak has slithered its way into Mosman.

The diamond python spotted in a Mosman garden recently. Picture: Andrew Blaugh

A second diamond python has been spotted in Mosman, just weeks after one was captured at Balmoral Beach.

On this occasion, the scaly guest was holed up in the garden of Mosman Daily reader Frances Hunt.

“I am lucky to live near Rosherville Reserve and to have a wild, isolated garden of my own,” Ms Hunt said.

BALMORAL SNAKE BACK IN THE WILD

“My neighbour Andrew Blaugh spotted, and was able to photograph, this diamond python stranded atop my rampant pigface.”

This diamond python was snapped by Andrew Blaugh in Frances Hunt’s garden.

Ms Hunt said other wildlife to hang around her garden included brush turkeys, currawongs teaching their young independence and brushtail and ringtail possums too.

Meanwhile, the snake spotted last month on Balmoral Beach had a happy ending, according to venomous reptile handler Michael Quinnell.

“It was captured by my wife Trish Kroll of Sydney Wildlife Rescue,” he said.

“I took it to North Shore Veterinary where exotics vet, Olivia, X-rayed it to check for water in its lungs. It was cleared for release and I took it to Middle Head that day and released it.

“The tracks in the sand showed it had arrived that morning and made its way from the water to the seawall.

The first python that came to Balmoral Beach last month.

“Diamond pythons are not rare in the Mosman area. The last one I was called to collect was only a couple of blocks away, five days previously, and was also two metres long.

“Snake season is upon us again and the reports are coming in as the weather warms up.

“We try to reassure the public the snake they have spotted in their backyard is just travelling through, will probably be gone next time they look, and presents no threat to them if they just leave it alone.