This snake, a boa constrictor imperator, is native to Central and South America, and can grow 4 to 8 feet. They are nonvenomous, and the snake could have been pet that escaped or got dumped.

This snake, a boa constrictor imperator, is native to Central and South America, and can grow 4 to 8 feet. They are nonvenomous, and the snake could have been pet that escaped or got dumped.

The snake was "very healthy," but "somewhat dormant" due to the colder conditions, according to Ryan Giese of Northern Oconto County Animal Control, who helped capture the 50-pound boa constrictor.

The York County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook that a deputy in Shapleigh, Maine, located an 8-foot-long boa constrictor in town after receiving an animal complaint. The man secured the snake ...

Boa Constrictor, Believed to Be a Neighborhood Pet Snake, Found Slithering Around Street in Kentucky "This guy was in somebody's yard, just cruising along the side of the house," said James Holler ...

Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England, was thought to be male — until the snake gave birth to 14 babies last month.