Snake-catcher catches 8kg, 2.6 metre boa constrictor

A snake-catcher has been filmed picking up an 8kg, 2.6 metre boa constrictor with his bare hands.

A Melbourne snake-catcher Barry Goldsmith caught a 2.6 metre boa constrictor in a shed in Seaford, Melbourne.

Local council workers were cleaning up an abandoned property where they spotted the snake and called Mr Goldsmith from Snake Catcher Victoria

The snake was taken to the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries for euthanasia, as it is a high risk invasive species.