TANJUNG MANIS: The Civil Defence Force (APM) team had a different task this time: to stop a fight between a cat and a small reticulated python.
The fiercely-fought battle between the fearless feline and the snake took place in the middle of a road at the STIDC Old Residential area here around 8 pm yesterday (May 16).
Both animals are ambush predators that wait patiently before striking, and both are good at delivering a decisive blow to end a fight.
APM Tanjung Manis officer Lt Md Azan Sadie said they were alerted to the incident by a 22-year-old man who spotted a python in the middle of the road in front of his house.
Four APM members were promptly despatched to the scene and they quickly put a stop to the fight.
Azan said the python, weighing about 800 gm, was captured and released to its original habitat away from the residential area.
It took less than 10 minutes for the team to complete their operation.
