Gowder also spoke with others who had encountered the snake — a number of whom had almost run it over while biking or rollerblading nearby, he said. They determined it must be someone's exotic pet.

The Molinaro Snake Lab prepares substrate for ball python hatchlings in this reptile care video.

Pythons typically live in rainforests near streams, although they have been known to survive in a variety of habitats, such ...