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Nearly 9-Foot Long Boa Constrictor On Loose In Connecticut Nearly 9-Foot Long Boa Constrictor On Loose In Connecticut
Nearly 9-Foot Long Boa Constrictor On Loose In Connecticut There is an eight-and-a-half-foot-long boa constrictor on the loose in Connecticut.  The snake was first spotted Sunday, Sept. 5, in Middlesex County by an East Haddam resident, slithering across a street during a thunderstorm, reported WTNH News 8. And while the snake is a first for the town, the snake's owner was surprised to see his snake on social media. The owner, Rob Peach, thought his snake was hiding in the wall and had no idea it had escaped. “She likes to climb and she sits in the sun with us,” Peach told News 8. “She’s literally she’s part of the family.” He said the 30-p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers
Surprise Snake Doesn't Stop Norwalk Police Officers Police officers are used to all kinds of emergency calls, but one call Thursday stopped them in their tracks, though only for a moment. Norwalk police responded to a call in East Norwalk to find a person in need of medical care with a large boa constrictor around their neck and shoulders, said Norwalk Lt. Terry Blake. But the snake wasn't the problem.  "The snake was the pet of a person having a medical issue on a street in East Norwalk last night," Blake said.  Blake said the snake was turned over to a friend for safe-keeping when the person was transported to the hospital, he …

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by Kathy Reakes