Man charged after domesticated snakes allegedly let loose on Sydney’s eastern suburbs

A man has been charged by police after allegedly damaging his ex-partner’s snake enclosures and letting two pythons loose.

A man has been charged by police after allegedly dumping his ex-partner’s pet snakes and setting them loose on Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

The woman, who did not wish to be named, this week took to social media to offer a reward for the return of her pythons, saying they were roaming the streets in Coogee.

“The snakes are domesticated and won’t survive in the wild,” she said in a social media post.

The woman has offered a reward for the return of her pythons. Picture: Instagram.

On Saturday, NSW Police said a 25-year-old man had been charged over an alleged domestic-related incident.

Police said it was alleged the man damaged two snake enclosures at his Mount Street unit and placed the reptiles in an unsecured box on the footpath.

After the woman made a complaint to police, the man was arrested at Randwick Police Station on Friday afternoon and was charged with two counts of destroy or damage property.

The woman said the 2.5m snakes were “quite sweet”. Picture: Instagram.

He was refused bail and ordered to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.

In her social media post the woman said the 2.5m snakes were “quite sweet and don’t bite”.

“I’m really scared for their safety, so please if anyone has seen them let me know,” she said.

“The brown one is called Bagel and the albino is called Mango.”