SOUTH LYON HERALD (Michigan) 03 August 06 Local man captures python on the loose (Dan Trudeau)

What looked to be a big stick lying in the road turned into an amazing surprise for Doug Montgomery.

At around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Montgomery was driving to pick up his daughters from a church event when he passed a giant python lying in the middle of Pontiac Trail north of South Lyon.

As Montgomery swerved to avoid it, he saw its true nature.

Deciding to not let a potentially dangerous animal stay on the loose, Montgomery pulled over. He tried to capture it by lifting its midsection with a baseball back.

The python wasn't having it.

"It was very aggressive," Montgomery said. "At one point it jumped 3 feet in the air."

Using gentle force, Montgomery subdued the python with the bat. Meanwhile, a passenger helped and the two used a shovel to lift the 12-foot snake into a plastic container.

Sightings of the giant reptile caused quite a stir in the area of Pontiac Trail and 12 Mile Road.

As of Wednesday morning, Montgomery still had the snake at his Northfield Township home. He doesn't know where it came from or what he needs to do with it, but he's glad it's not in a position to hurt anyone.
Local man captures python on the loose

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