SIBU, March 12 -- A 12-foot-long stray python weighing six kilograms was safely captured by the Sibu Jaya Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in Taman Kristal Phase 2 here this afternoon.

Sibu Zone 4 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Andy Alie said a two-member team from the Sibu Jaya station was dispatched to the residential area after receiving a distress call at 12.47pm.

"Our team responded swiftly, arriving at the scene within two minutes. The python was found in a bush in front of the caller's house," Andy said in a statement today.

Using a snake-catching tool, the rescue personnel safely secured the reptile, bringing the situation under control by 1.09pm.

The python was later released into its natural habitat, away from re...