The snake, which officers named Jerry, was found in good health and was turned over to the Oakland County Animal Control & Pet Adoption Center.
Update: On July 15, an 11-foot python named Mr. Squiggles escaped its enclosure, crawled across a busy road and ended up near the home the Mr. Squiggles’ owner, Jack Lauderback’s grandparents, according to Clickondetroit. Lauderback has since replaced the lock on his snake’s enclosure.
An approximately 11-foot reticulated python captured by the Waterford Township Police Department in Michigan July 16 and the department is now looking for its lost owner. The snake, which officers named Jerry, was found in good health and was turned over to the Oakland County Animal Control & Pet Adoption Center.
“There’s never a dull moment in policing…Waterford midnight shift officers made local hisssssstory tonight by catching a 10 foot boa constrictor [misidentified] that was on the loose. The constrictor, who we named Jerry, was unharmed and safely turned over to Oakland County Animal Control & Pet Adoption Center.
Side note: If you or someone you know is missing a boa constrictor, we’d like to talk to them.” The department later confirmed the snake was a reticulated python.
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The snake was found in an area near Elizabeth/Crescent Lake, according to Waterford Township Police Department, and judging by the photographs, it appears to e well taken care of. Hopefully it’s just a snake that escaped its enclosure and this should serve a lesson to all who keep snakes to ensure their enclosures are secure.
Reticulated Python Information
Reticulated pythons are large constricting snakes that require two people to handle when they grow full size. Photo by Shutterstock
The reticulated python is considered the world’s longest snake and one of the three heaviest snakes. It is found throughout much of Southeast and South Asia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, India, and Borneo. The snake is popular with expert reptile keepers, though prior to captive breeding efforts over the last 30 plus years in the United States, the species was considered hard to handle due to its ill temperament.
Reticulated pythons are one of the largest constricting snakes in the world, with certain localities reaching 20 plus feet with weights close to 150 lbs +. Smaller dwarf reticulated pythons can grow 6 to 8 feet in length, while super dwarfs grow to about 4 to 6 feet in length.
