Firefighters catch huge python that ate ducks from farm

A cool video has emerged from China of firefighters catching a huge python that was sleeping in a bush after an alleged duck meal.

In the footage, captured in Guangxi region on Thursday, a group of firemen can be seen making several attempts to seize the animal's head with a stick hook, before they roll it in a bag and carry it away.

According to news reports, the 18kg massive creature with a 2.2m body was alleged to have stolen some ducks from a nearby farm and was taking a rest in the field when some scared villagers called the police. The fire service decided to hand it over to a local forestry department and release it back into the wild.