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Mower runs over 9-foot boa constrictor in Plaquemines Parish

7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago Wednesday, October 12 2016 Oct 12, 2016 October 12, 2016 1:13 PM October 12, 2016 in News
Source: WBRZ
Image: Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Deputy Roy Lally

PLAQUEMINES PARISH – A 9-foot boa constrictor was accidentally killed on the East Bank of Plaquemines Parish on Wednesday.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office responded to the scene and learned that the 9-foot reptile was accidentally killed after it was run over by a grass cutting crew's lawn mower.

Scientists with the Aududon Nature Institute in New Orleans identified the snake's species. According to the Institute, boa constrictors are non-venomous snakes native to Central and South America. They can grow up to be 12 feet in length and usually eat small mammals including rats and mice.

Authorities are not sure how the snake got into the area, but believe it may have been someone's escaped pet or was released to the wild illegally.

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