Man Saves 7-Foot Snake From Agoura Hills Roadway

AGOURA HILLS, CA — Alberto Silva was tending to a restoration area near Liberty Canyon when he saw a huge California Kingsnake headed toward a busy street.

The Mountains Recreation & Conservation Agency staffer grabbed a stick and saved the snake, bringing it back into the open space, according to the agency.

"We're going to need a bigger wildlife crossing," the agency said in a Facebook post.

Silva did the work that will ultimately be accomplished by the highly anticipated Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which is expected to begin construction early this year. The massive crossing will protect wildlife from roadways and promote biodiversity by connecting populations of wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains with northern populations.

Kingsnakes are the most widespread snake in the United States, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. They are particularly concentrated in Southern California, according to the Los Angeles Zoo.

This Kingsnake was anything but ordinary; it was estimated to be seven feet long, the agency wrote on Facebook. California Kingsnakes usually grow to be between two and five feet long.

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Hundreds of community members took to Facebook to thank the agency for protecting wildlife and talk about the size of the snake.