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A deputy in Florida saves a 6-foot boa constrictor that had escaped and was found on the road.

A deputy in Florida saves a 6-foot boa constrictor that had escaped and was found on the road.

A deputy in Florida saves a 6-foot boa constrictor that had escaped and was found on the road.

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This week, a deputy in Central Florida saved a boa constrictor that was found moving along a street. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office posted on social media that Deputy Leguizamo assisted in capturing the six-foot escaped snake on Old Lake Mary road early Wednesday.
The department stated that Leguizamo gave the reptile to a nearby exotic animal rescue for safekeeping. It was not mentioned whether the origin of the snake was known. In another incident, Florida authorities removed a 6-foot alligator from a Publix grocery store parking lot. Leguizamo was praised on Facebook, with one commenter admitting that they do not even like worms.
A courageous woman
The author expresses gratitude towards someone for their service, while another person makes a humorous comment about not wanting to deal with snakes even if they were a police officer. In a previous incident, a resident in Naples, Florida discovered a large albino boa in their backyard, which was captured by a snake wrangler. The wrangler noted that the boa was just as aggressive as a wild Burmese Python and had likely been feeding on small animals. The TSA recently reported that a passenger attempted to bring an emotional support boa constrictor snake through security, despite the fact that boas are native to Central and South America and are commonly kept as pets in the U.S.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Commission states that boas have a breeding population solely in Miami-Dade County and are considered established there.
Boa constrictors inflicting harm on humans are not common, however, a man from Pennsylvania lost his life due to his pet snake's attack last year. The 27-year-old was suffocated by the boa when it coiled around him.
The police attempted to rescue the owner by shooting the snake, but unfortunately, he died from anoxic brain injury caused by being strangled and unable to breathe.
To obtain the FOX NEWS APP, click on the provided link. Boas have the ability to survive for 30 years and can reach a length of 13 feet.