A Burmese python has gone viral on social media after it was spotted along a busy road in a Hong Kong shopping district on Sunday evening, with an expert saying heavy rain over recent weeks may have forced wild animals into urban areas.The snake was caught on camera by a passing jogger near Causeway Bay’s Jardine Noonday Gun at around 11pm that day.In the clip, the reptile, which appears to be about two to three metres long, can be seen slithering across a section of pavement along Victoria Park Road, near the historic site.
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What’s a Burmese python doing in Causeway Bay? Expert links reptile to rain
A Burmese python was spotted slithering along a busy road in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district on Sunday evening. The approximately two to three-meter-long reptile was captured on video by a jogger near the Jardine Noonday Gun around 11 pm.
Veronica QiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-03 · 13:37 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Burmese python was spotted slithering along a busy road in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district on Sunday evening. The approximately two to three-meter-long reptile was captured on video by a jogger near the Jardine Noonday Gun around 11 pm. An expert suggested that recent heavy rainfall might be driving wild animals into urban environments. The snake was seen moving across a pavement section along Victoria Park Road.
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The snake was caught on camera by a passing jogger near Causeway Bay’s Jardine Noonday Gun at around 11pm.
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A Burmese python was spotted along a busy road in a Hong Kong shopping district on Sunday evening.
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An expert said heavy rain over recent weeks may have forced wild animals into urban areas.
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The reptile appears to be about two to three metres long.
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