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Dorset man captures missing python spotted on footpath | |
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A man who found a missing 6ft (1.82m) python says he is happy that he "saved a life". | |
Zoltan Pohner, from Bournemouth, spent three days searching for the reptile after seeing a BBC report. | Zoltan Pohner, from Bournemouth, spent three days searching for the reptile after seeing a BBC report. |
The snake was spotted earlier this month in a busy dog-walking area in the Blackwater area of north Hampshire, and Mr Pohner says he felt compelled to track it down. | The snake was spotted earlier this month in a busy dog-walking area in the Blackwater area of north Hampshire, and Mr Pohner says he felt compelled to track it down. |
He was worried the python may have been dumped and left to die in the heavy rain and wind. | He was worried the python may have been dumped and left to die in the heavy rain and wind. |
The snake enthusiasts says he is happy to return the snake to its owners, but until then it is resting and keeping warm at his home. | The snake enthusiasts says he is happy to return the snake to its owners, but until then it is resting and keeping warm at his home. |
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