Rare customer: 3-metre-long python shows up, sends jitters in Sydney supermarket 

Shoppers in aSydney supermarket were in for a shocking surprise when they were greeted by athree-metre-long pythonat a shelf in the spice section.

Thespokesperson for the supermarket, Woolworths said, “It was a slippery and rare customer.”

In a Facebook post,shopper Hilary Leigh wrote“Only in Australia!” whilesharing a video of the large snake at theGlenoriesupermarket in Sydney’s north-west.

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Anothershopper Helaina Alati, whowas browsing spices for dinner, was surprised to seethe diamond pythonwhen she turned her head to the right andhe wasjust 20cm fromherface.She told Guardian Australia,“It just wanted to say hello.”

It was initially curled up behind the spices. She added,“Dozens of people must have walked past it.It’s lucky I was the one it popped out to. Most people would have freaked out. It was chill, and not aggressive at all.”

The supermarket spokesperson said, after the reptile was sighted,Woolworths staff “reacted quickly and calmly” to cordon off the area for customer safety.

The Australian Museum saysdiamond pythons are found in bushland areas and the national parks of Sydney, but often go undetected because of their nocturnal and slow-moving habits.