Large Rock Python Found in Car Engine After It Takes a Joy Ride!

There was this story a month ago of this couple that was on a safari trip in South Africa when stopped to talk to other safari explorers they were informed that there was a large snake in the vicinity (which was a Rock Python), the snake then slithered straight for their vehicle and climbed up in it, the couple unaware of this snake in their car then drive for 3 miles with the snake inside before they realize what is hiding inside their hood! It was found coiled up on top the engine see photo below!

The reports say it was 16 feet long, I'm not so sure it was quite that big, but it was definitely good size. I'm just curious as to how exactly it got into the engine did it somehow make it up from underneath, or does it now how to pop the hood?