Police hunt nine-foot python on the loose in Cambridge
Police are searching for a slippery character in Cambridgeshire following reports a nine-foot reticulated python is on the loose.
Officers were initially told an almost 10-foot snake was seen around Lovell Road, Cambridge.
In the early hours of Sunday, police said on Twitter that they had visited the area and met the reptile’s owner, who confirmed the snake measured nine feet in length.
#cambscops In the early hours of this morning Officers attended the area of Lovell Rd Cambridge, Reports of a three meter snake seen in the area. Police have located the owner but not the Reticulated Python confirmed to be 9ft long. Any sighting please notify Cambs Police on 101.
— Cambs police (@CambsCops) June 30, 2019
Reticulated pythons are the world’s longest snake, native to south-east Asia and can grow up to 31.5 feet, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. They are not venomous.
In May, Cambridgeshire Constabulary found a large orange and black striped corn snake out and about.
“Road policing officers got a bit of a shock this morning when they came across thissss snake in the grass on Arbury Road in Cambridge,” police said on Twitter.
Road policing officers got a bit of a shock this morning when they came across thissss snake in the grass on Arbury Road in Cambridge. They think it's probably a lost pet so took the stripy fellow to The Animal Experience in Stretham. #snakecare#safercambspic.twitter.com/eNmSo3bGBF
— Cambs police (@CambsCops) May 1, 2019
The snake was taken to a wildlife centre in Stretham.
Anyone who sees the latest snake is asked to notify police on 101.