Upstate New York -
Clifton Park animal control officers received an unusual phone call today.
Bill Lehman admitted he was "very nervous" when a report of a large snake coiled up in a shed at the old Murphy Farm on Wood Road came in.
Upon arrival, the officers determined the 10-12 foot long snake was dead. They believe it may have been from South America, probably a python or anaconda. Lehman said the snake was most likely let loose by an irresponsible owner, then died of exposure to the cold weather.
He said, "That just happened to pick this location thinking maybe the snake could survive, which it couldn't. Its very cruel, I'm not to crazy about snakes myself but I feel sorry for that poor thing having to die a death like that."
Lehman thinks the snake weighed nearly 60 pounds when it was living and that it had been inside the shed since last fall.
The snake was taken to an animal shelter where it was cremated.
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Officers find giant dead snake