Jln Burung Garuda residents urge authorities to clear overgrowth after cat fight with snake

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A fight between a neighbour’s pet cat and a snake has caused anxious residents living along Jalan Burung Garuda in Taman Bukit Maluri, Kuala Lumpur to urge for the overgrowth in the area to be cleared.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00An encounter between a cat and a snake has caused anxiety among a group of residents

00:07living in a neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur.

00:10The residents living along Jalan Burung Garuda in Taman Bukit Maluri said they are bothered

00:15by the presence of snakes, citing problems with the overgrowth behind a row of terrace

00:20houses on the street.

00:22They urged the authorities to clear the overgrowth for the sake of the residents' safety.

00:28They said the area located about nine metres from the Kerpong railway station tracks has

00:32been left unattended for a long time.

00:35They said although it was just a snakelet, its venom could be dangerous and fatal.

00:40They said the drains had not been cleared for years either, making the area a breeding

00:45ground for mosquitoes.

00:47Social activist Yipo Ping said the Railway Assets Corporation, which is the administrator

00:53of KTM's assets, should upgrade the environment.

00:57He said they need to create access for Alarm Flora and SW Corp to service the area.

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