It was a surreal start to the day for a bleary-eyed night shift worker , after he got a lot more than he bargained from his morning cereal . Jarred Smith , 22 , woke up at about 3pm last Tuesday and headed into the kitchen at his home in Davidson in Sydney 's northern beaches . He took some food out of the fridge and walked over to the kitchen counter when he saw something strange and scaly sticking out of a Corn Flakes box . Scroll down for video . Jarred Smith , from Sydney 's northern beaches , got a lot more than he bargained for inside a Corn Flakes box . Jarred said he stared at the box for about 15 seconds before he realised that contained a diamond python snake . ' I thought mum had bought some strange door stopper at first but then I saw the tail end of what looked like a snake and thought `` no way its a snake '' , ' he told Daily Mail Australia . 'Then I peeked in the top of the cereal box and its head popped out , ' he said . ' I dropped my food and ran out of the kitchen and screamed out to my dad downstairs `` dad , there 's a snake in the kitchen ! '' . ' His father also took a while to comprehend the situation thinking his son meant there was a snake on TV . 'When dad walked in it maneuvered even further into the box that 's when I took the video . ' Jarred then called the NSW Wildlife Information , Rescue and Education Service ( WIRES ) and explained to the lady on the other end of the phone where the slithery reptile was hiding . 'She burst out laughing and said `` are you serious ? `` , he said . The diamond python retreated into the box when Jarred 's dad came to see the unexpected surprise . The snake handler turned up minutes later and was surprised to see the size of the python , which he estimated at about one and a half metres long . 'He asked if we minded if put the snake back in our garden which we did n't , 'Jarred said . 'The snake would n't fall out of the box so he had to rip it and the whole snake dropped out . ' 'He was more surprised when he saw it properly because he said it actually looked about two metres long . ' Diamond pythons are known for being quite timid and the snake handler told Jarred that the species is harmless and only attacked when aggravated . Although Jarred has never seen a snake before - let alone up so close and personal - he was impressed with how attractive the reptile was . 'He 's a good looking snake so if he comes back it 's fine - I just did n't expect to find it in my cereal . ' The snake handler had to rip open the cereal box to release the snake which was two metres long . Although Jarred has never seen a snake before - let alone up so close and personal - he described the diamond python as 'good looking '
Jarred Smith , 22 had started to prepare his breakfast when he noticed something unusual about his Corn Flakes cereal box . After a few seconds of disbelief , the night shift worker realised that there was a snake in the box . He called Rescue and Education Service , NSW Wildlife Information for advice on how to remove the slithery reptile . Says the good looking reptile is welcome to return to his house .