Mower runs over 9-foot boa constrictor in Plaquemines Parish
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.
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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.