Police confiscate snake after man shows it off on Central Coast train

A MAN showed off his pet python on a Central Coast train this morning, only to have it promptly confiscated by police.

Australian Reptile Park operations manager Scott Ryan checks over the seized jungle carpet python. Picture: Troy Snook

WHEN one embarks on a bleary-eyed, early morning commute it’s safe to assume one doesn’t factor on meeting a metre-long jungle carpet python called ‘Bread’.

But that was exactly what passengers travelling on a Central Coast train experienced in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Passengers told police that a 20-year-old man took a python — dubbed ‘Bread’— out of his backpack and showed it off to his fellow travellers.

*Insert Samuel L. Jackson voice* Snake on a train at Woy Woy https://t.co/AzQ1F3Zfkq pic.twitter.com/SbPjTpKW1n

— NSW Police (@nswpolice) July 19, 2016

Several passengers became concerned for the animal’s safety and promptly called officials when the man revealed he lacked a permit for the snake.

NSW police met the train at Woy Woy station and confiscated the snake.

The python was escorted to the local police station where it has since been examined by Australian Reptile Park staff.

The police have since confirmed the creature was not the Pokemon Ekans.

Dear Pokémon Go fans - we can confirm it was NOT Ekans. https://t.co/P0SxWoJeGT

— NSW Police (@nswpolice) July 19, 2016