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Nine-foot python on loose in Cambridge Hunt for 9ft python on loose after Cambridge house escape
(about 3 hours later)
A 9ft (2.7m) reticulated python has escaped from its owner's home. A 9ft (2.7m) python has escaped from its owner's home.
Cambridgeshire Police is searching for the snake after receiving reports in the early hours it was on the loose in Lovell Road, Cambridge.Cambridgeshire Police is searching for the snake after receiving reports in the early hours it was on the loose in Lovell Road, Cambridge.
The force tweeted that it had traced its owner, who confirmed the python was missing. The force tweeted that it had traced its owner, who confirmed the reticulated python was missing.
Reticulated pythons are native to Southeast Asia and the longest snakes in the world. Anyone who sees the non-venomous reptile is asked to call 101. Anyone who sees the reptile, which is not venomous but wraps around its prey and suffocates them, is urged to call 101.
Reticulated pythons
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
In May, officers found a 4ft 9ins (1.5m) corn snake in Arbury Road in Cambridge.In May, officers found a 4ft 9ins (1.5m) corn snake in Arbury Road in Cambridge.
It was nicknamed Dave and taken to a wildlife centre in Stretham.It was nicknamed Dave and taken to a wildlife centre in Stretham.
Reticulated pythons
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica