Clay Davenport
Cerebral Nomad
I found three articles on this story. One reported it was a python, one said an anaconda, and in one it was a boa constrictor. Fortunately this one did include a picture, and it is indeed a boa.
(CBS) SANTA ANA, Calif. Firefighters who put out a blaze in a Santa Ana recording studio got a slithery surprise Tuesday.
A 6-foot boa constrictor believed to belong to the studio’s owner, Jonathan Kent, was found when crews returned to the scene Tuesday. Kent is accused of setting fire to the business, 3319 W. Warner Ave. Friday night and has been in jail since his arrest on suspicion of arson.
“We found the snake alive and well,” Santa Ana Fire Department Ben Gonzales said.
The female boa constrictor was nicknamed “Pyro” by firefighters. The snake is 3 inches in diameter and weighs 40-50 pounds. Some of the of the boa's skin appeared to be coming off, but its not clear whether its because of fire-related injuries or the snake’s normal skin-shedding process, Gonzales said.
The snake was apparently kept in a glass terrarium that was in an area particularly damaged by the flames. “Pyro” will be taken to the Orange County Animal Care facility and could eventually be put up for adoption, Gonzales said.
Kent was charged with one count of arson of a structure and was rescheduled to be arraigned April 28, so he can hire a private attorney, a court clerk said.
Kent was seen leaving the building as the fire was breaking out and was held by witnesses until authorities arrived, Gonzales said.
The fire was fed by an accelerant, he said.
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_115193258.html
(CBS) SANTA ANA, Calif. Firefighters who put out a blaze in a Santa Ana recording studio got a slithery surprise Tuesday.
A 6-foot boa constrictor believed to belong to the studio’s owner, Jonathan Kent, was found when crews returned to the scene Tuesday. Kent is accused of setting fire to the business, 3319 W. Warner Ave. Friday night and has been in jail since his arrest on suspicion of arson.
“We found the snake alive and well,” Santa Ana Fire Department Ben Gonzales said.
The female boa constrictor was nicknamed “Pyro” by firefighters. The snake is 3 inches in diameter and weighs 40-50 pounds. Some of the of the boa's skin appeared to be coming off, but its not clear whether its because of fire-related injuries or the snake’s normal skin-shedding process, Gonzales said.
The snake was apparently kept in a glass terrarium that was in an area particularly damaged by the flames. “Pyro” will be taken to the Orange County Animal Care facility and could eventually be put up for adoption, Gonzales said.
Kent was charged with one count of arson of a structure and was rescheduled to be arraigned April 28, so he can hire a private attorney, a court clerk said.
Kent was seen leaving the building as the fire was breaking out and was held by witnesses until authorities arrived, Gonzales said.
The fire was fed by an accelerant, he said.
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_115193258.html
