Pennsylvania’s Crow Ridge Wildlife Center was shocked when it was asked to help rescue a three-foot-long python found in the middle of a busy street.
Colombian police arrived at the scene and sought help from a rescue center, United Press reported. While police waited for rehab crews to arrive, they covered the python with a trash can and secured it with bricks to keep the animal (and any nearby humans) safe.
Crow Ridge Wildlife Center shared photos of the incident on its Facebook page and detailed more details about the snake rescue.
One photo shows the snake on the street, while three other photos show the snake in a cage after being rescued (and surprisingly adorable).
“While we do not rehabilitate or house exotic animals such as pythons, we know we cannot leave this animal in danger as it is clearly not native to the area,” the center wrote.
Crow Ridge also explained that the Forgotten Friends Reptile Sanctuary is helping care for the snakes, since pythons are not the center’s strong suit.
They are also looking for the snake’s owner because they are not sure if it escaped or if someone released it into the wild. The center then shared tips on how people who have exotic pets but can no longer keep them can safely surrender their snakes to authorities, rather than releasing them into the wild and allowing them to become an invasive species.
Facebook fans of the page expressed their gratitude to the center for rescuing the python.
“Thank you Crow Ridge and Forgotten Friends for being the ‘helpers’ and educators,” one person said.
Another added: “While they are not my favorite species… I’m glad your organization helped save this snake and remove it from a dangerous area.”
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