Huge python, almost 4 metres long, found by building workers in China

Building workers have found a huge python at a construction site in southeast China, according to a television station report.

The snake was spotted on Tuesday afternoon in Youxi county in Fujian province, the county TV station said.

Police were called who later brought a snake catcher as they were unable to coax the python out of its hole.

The snake , measuring 3.7 metres and weighing 23 kg, was eventually caught, the report said.