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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,
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Camas police find 8 pythons at Lacamas Park
Published: July 22, 2021, 3:00pm
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3 Photos Camas Police and Animal Control responded to a call of large snakes in Lacamas Park. Eight were found and transported to an animal shelter (Camas Police Department) Photo Gallery
Camas police found eight “medium-sized” python snakes Thursday near Round Lake that they believe were dumped there by someone who kept them as pets.
Someone called in the snakes around 9:30 a.m., and responding officers found them near the parking lot at Lacamas Park at Round Lake, according to the Camas Police Department.
The snakes which are not native to the area and are commonly kept as pets ranged in size from 3 feet to over 6 feet in length, police said.