HomeMy WebLinkAboutSnake Loose_Post_09/17/2011 S B I SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
8 foot-long snake on loose in Tequesta
close eye on pets and stnall children.,
Police seaych foy a boa constyictor police were called by a frienci of the
snake owner around 8 p.m. Thursday.
that escaped from a porch cage She informed them that the snake,
which was being kept as a pet, was
loose.
By BILL DIPAOLO The boa escaped from its cage on
Palrn Beac(i Post Stafjf�'rfter a back screen-enclosed porch. The
TEQUESTA — Police are searching owner, David Brown of the 400 block of
for an 8-foot-long black, tan and brown Tequesta Drive, told police the snake is
boa constrictor that escaped fi a friendly.,
resiclent's home in the neighborhooci Boa constrictors, which are not na-
of Tequesta Drive between Rivec tive to Florida, kill their prey by con-
Drive and Seabrook Road. striction.
"Ow' Citizens on Patrol are on cluty In July, a jury convicted an Orlando
to make sure children. are safe as they couple of manslaughter after their 8-
get off the school buses," Lt. Jason foot boa constrictor escaped from its
Turner said Friday. cage and suffocated a 2-year-old girl.
The snake, which was last fed Thurs- They were sentenced to 12 years in
day, is a climber and could be in the prison for failing to protect the toddler.
trees. Residents were urged to keep a Obil1_dipaolo@pbpost.com