Not the life saving method I would've used, but it did the trick!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-VVphC-90k
They should have kept the python, an invasive species, and had it destroyed. Pythons and Boas, etc., are decimating the natural fauna in the warmer states.
The top comment on the video was the best :
Imagine how the neighbours felt, sitting on a sun deck relaxing and suddenly having a snake come out of the sky and land on them