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Bread, a
one-metre (3 feet) diamond python, was pulled out of a backpack
by a 20-year-old man on a northbound Central Coast train, with
worried passengers calling the police concerned for the snake's
safety.
Police met the man at Woy Woy train station, 80 km (50 miles)
north of Sydney, at 1 a.m (1500 GMT) and took the yellow and
black snake when the owner said he didn't have a permit for it.
"If I could give one piece of advice, don't get your snake out
on a train," Brisbane Waters Police Commander Superintendent
Danny Sullivan said.
The man was expected to be arrested for possessing and
displaying protected fauna which carries a penalty of A$300
($225), police said.
Bread was taken to the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, 50
km (30 miles) north of Sydney, and was in good health, Sullivan
added.
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