The response from social media users was overwhelmingly critical of the rescuers. Many argue that it is not humanity's role to determine the fate of wildlife, especially in their natural habitat.

"When I looked I saw the snake wrapping around me." The 13-to-16-foot-long python coiled itself around her torso, squeezing her down to the floor of her kitchen. "I grabbed it by the head ...

“The snake just shot forward and bit me,” she said. The python then wrapped itself around her until she fell to the ground. She struggled to free herself from the snake’s tightening coils ...

The python snake is known for its impressive size ... by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), they face ...

As the weather heats up, Stu said more Australians will come face-to-face with ... and there's a big snake curled up." Stu ...

The snake had nearly 10 ticks on its face, the largest of which was dangling from its nose, video shows. Python Cowboy video screengrab “Today, we encountered a mudsnake covered in massive ticks ...