Clay Davenport
Cerebral Nomad
NEW YORK -- A seven-foot-long python caused a scare in Lindenhurst, where she almost ate a duck in Firemen's Park. Then the huge snake put quite a fight while resisting capture at the hands of the Suffolk County police.
Officials at the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the young female python, about two to four years old, was resting comfortably Thursday at an undisclosed location.
The 80-pound snake will be evaluated this week by a herpetologist and will likely be adopted by a licensed, out-of-state wildlife rehabilitator.
The Burmese snake -- which normally makes its home in Thailand, Vietnam and Burma -- was dumped at Firemen's Park on Tuesday afternoon, where children saw it and called police. The SPCA said it's unclear who dumped the snake there.
Burmese pythons usually feast on rodents. They can grow as long as 17 to 18-feet-long and up to 200 pounds.
Before First Precinct police officers responded, the hungry python tried to grab a snack -- a duck out of the pond. Three police officers secured the snake before it could eat the duck.
New York State law bans private owners from keeping Burmese pythons without special permits.
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Officials at the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the young female python, about two to four years old, was resting comfortably Thursday at an undisclosed location.
The 80-pound snake will be evaluated this week by a herpetologist and will likely be adopted by a licensed, out-of-state wildlife rehabilitator.
The Burmese snake -- which normally makes its home in Thailand, Vietnam and Burma -- was dumped at Firemen's Park on Tuesday afternoon, where children saw it and called police. The SPCA said it's unclear who dumped the snake there.
Burmese pythons usually feast on rodents. They can grow as long as 17 to 18-feet-long and up to 200 pounds.
Before First Precinct police officers responded, the hungry python tried to grab a snack -- a duck out of the pond. Three police officers secured the snake before it could eat the duck.
New York State law bans private owners from keeping Burmese pythons without special permits.
http://www.wnbc.com/news/8866398/detail.html
