By Zuri Anderson
Jul 23, 2021
Animal control officers and police captured eight pythons that were on the loose at a park in Camas, Washington on July 22, 2021.
Photo: City of Camas
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Camas Police and animal control officers responded to LaCamas Park at Round Lake to wrangle in eight pythons, city officials tweeted. They were found near the parking area and ranged in size from around three feet to over six feet long, reporters said. You’ve heard of other duties as assigned, well maybe not like this! officials wrote.
Officials suspect someone released the snakes into the area, even though they re not native to the Pacific Northwest. Authorities also searched the rest of the park in case there were more pythons, but they couldn t find any,