MISHICOT, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities say a missing ball python that got loose in Mishicot has been found.
A photo of the captured snake was posted to the village’s Facebook page Friday.
Mishicot police officers were called to an apartment building in the 500 block of Main Street around 10:15 p.m. Thursday for a report of a snake on a tenant’s patio. Officers spotted the python hiding behind a large plastic container near an exterior wall of the building.
Wildlife of Wisconsin was called in to help trap the 4-foot snake. Police then turned the animal over to the group. The python appeared to be alive and well.
The search for the snake had been going on since June 27, when police say the snake’s owners found it attacking their poodle. The owners got the python off the dog and tossed the snake off the balcony of their apartment building.
The area where the snake was found is near the apartment from which it was thrown.
The owners were given tickets for obstructing an officer. Police say they misled officers during the initial investigation.
