The call for help came at about 9pm, when British volunteer first responder Vincent ‘Vinnie’ Modell, of the Kusoldharm Foundation Patong branch – and also known locally as the ’Snake Guy in Phuket’ – was dispatched to the property.
Homeowners, who were left shaken by the discovery, said the python was suspected of already having eaten up to four cats in the area.
Locals initially offered to kill the reptile by beheading it, but the property owners refused, opting instead for a humane rescue.
Mr Modell said the capture took only about three minutes. The python is now to be handed over to a Thai animal foundation for safekeeping.
Mr Modell regularly shares updates of his rescues through his Facebook page, ‘Snake Guy in Phuket’.