Sydney - Passengers on a commuter train got a shock when a young man pulled a python out of his backpack to explain why the pack was wriggling, Australian police said on Wednesday.
Bread, a one-metre diamond python, was pulled out of a backpack by the 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, 80km north of Sydney, at 1am 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, 50km north of Sydney, and was in good health, Sullivan added.
DPA and Reuters