The Department of Environmental Conservation announced this week that it found a a 14 foot long killer python snake on a road in Suffolk County, New York.
Through its Facebook page, that department posted the photo of the 14-foot snake, with one of its officers behind it.
With the photo, this message was written: “Nothing to see around here… Just a run-of-the-mill 14 foot reticulated python on the side of the road on Long Island.”
the python was dead
Although the finding of this snake was announced until this week, the environmental conservation police said that it was found on February 14, after receiving a call reporting his presence on the side of the road in the city of Medford, in Suffolk.
“Officers arrived and observed the reptile curled up in a ball. A closer look revealed that he was dead.. Officials removed the snake from the road to dispose of it properly,” the entity said in a press release.
The discovery of the massive snake on Long Island comes shortly after an alligator was found last month in another part of the state, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.
Investigate who owns the python
The Department of Environmental Conservation reported that an investigation is underway into the python and its possible owner, as it is illegal to keep “such snakes as pets in New York.”
To legally own a python in New York, residents must have a dangerous animal license. And having them without that permit puts people at risk of being fined $500 for a first time offender, and twice as much if they are repeat offenders.
It was not immediately clear how the reptile died.
The reticulated python is the longest known snake. Some of them have exceeded 26 feet in length. It is native to South Asia and feeds on everything from birds to deer.
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