75-Pound Boa Constrictor Captured By Florida Deputy

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assisted a deputy in capturing a 10-foot-long, 75-pound boa constrictor in a St. Lucie County, Florida, neighborhood. The slithery suspect was captured from the Tall Pines neighborhood on Oct. 28 by Agriculture Deputy Clay Mangrum. While Mangrum is well-acquainted with snakes, he had never removed a boa before. He said he grabbed the snake behind its head, then pulled it from where it was hiding and gained some …

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