Look: Yellow python found slithering loose in Boston

Ben Hooper

September 20, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.·1 min read

UPI — Authorities in Boston are trying to find the owner of a yellow python found wandering loose in the Brighton neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Boston Animal Care and Control

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Boston Animal Care and Control officials are trying to find the owner of a yellow python found slithering on the loose in a commercial area.

BACC said on social media that the young snake was found near a group of businesses on Washington Street in Brighton.

"Please contact us if this is your pet or you believe you know where this pet came from," the post said.

The snake, temporarily dubbed Bananza by BACC, is being cared for at the shelter for the time being.

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