WATCH: Waterfall python released back into Kloof Gorge

Local snake removal expert, Nick Evans was called to the home by an elderly couple who spotted the snake crossing a busy road.

Evans, from KwaZulu-Natal Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, described the removal of the python as the most powerful encounter he has ever had with a snake.

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It measured in at 3.9m and weighed at a healthy 31kg.

The snake was released deep inside the Kloof Gorge.

"We walked really far carrying this 31kg snake, with the bucket it was 33kg. We tied the box to a stick and we carried it [on our shoulders] like hunters. It was a very, very long walk down into the gorge," said Evans.

"We  walked to a place where there are no trails or people around. We assume there are other pythons there. Se we hope that it will be safe."

He says it was like a scene from a movie when the snake swam away in a shallow stream once released.

"It was really nice to see it go free. It actually swam in a pool of water, under the water, for us. It was like a scene from the move Anaconda."