The snake looks like a pastel enchi ball python and as of this writing (April 9) it has not yet been returned to its owner. Hopefully the owner finds out the police have it.
An Uber driver who picked up two reptile show attendees April 4 in Philadelphia got a bit of surprise after his shift ended. Earlier in the ride, his two passengers asked him to stop so they could look for some jewelry they dropped but he wasn’t able to stop.
The ball python in the car. Officer Grycon with the ball python. Hopefully the owner sees this post and can claim the snake. Photo by Exeter Township Police Department/Facebook
After the driver’s shift ended, he parked the car in the garage. The next day, according to the Exeter Township Police Department, the driver went back to his car and found the snake, a ball python, in the trunk of his car. The driver then called the police and Officer Karen Grycon was able to secure the snake in a box made the necessary arrangements to keep the reptile safe.
The snake looks like a pastel enchi ball python and as of this writing (April 9) it has not yet been returned to its owner. Hopefully the owner finds out the police have it.
Ball Python Information
Ball pythons are one of the most popular snakes in the hobby and come from western Africa. They are widely captive-bred throughout the United States. They grow to about five feet in length and can live for 30 years or more. If you keep a ball python, or any snake, please ensure that its enclosure is escape-proof. The ball python requires specific care requirements and with the exception of ball python breeders, should be kept in a minimum 50-75 gallon equivalent enclosure, depending on the size of the snake. A 4′ x 2′ x 2′ enclosure is ideal. The bigger the enclosure, the better. And contrary to popular belief, this species does climb. Other morphs in addition to the pastel enchi morph include axanthic, clown, labyrinth, jungle, pastel-jungle, tiger, spider, banded, black, black-backed, ghost, narrow-striped, wide-striped, ringer, black-and-white, high-gold, tyrosinase-positive, caramel albino, tyrosinase-negative, albino, leucistic, just to name a few. The possibilities in creating new morphs of this species is seemingly endless.
