Florida family finds massive boa constrictor while walking near their home
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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A South Florida family received a snake surprise they will never forget.
The family found a giant Colombian Red Tailed Boa Constrictor slithering near their home in Lehigh Acres on Sunday, not far from Fort Myers.
Kind workers from Scott’s Animal Services responded and bagged the snake, which measured at more than eight feet long.
It weighs 60 lbs. and was likely someone’s pet at one point.
The big boa was given to Adam’s Animal Encounters located along the Southwest Florida coast.
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8.5-foot boa constrictor captured in Florida
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Dec. 16 (UPI) A Florida wildlife control specialist shared video from the capture of an 8.5-foot boa constrictor found slithering loose.
Scott Flavelle of Scott s Animal Services said he responded to a report of a large snake on the loose in Lehigh Acres and he arrived to find the animal was a red tailed boa constrictor, a non-venomous species native to South America.
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Flavelle said the snake was likely a pet that either escaped or was released by its owner. The 8.5-foot reptile weighed in at about 60 pounds.
He said the snake has now been taken to a new home at Adam s Animal Encounters in Bokeelia.
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