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13-Foot Burmese Python Found In New York Home

The snake was 13'2" long and weighed 80 pounds, and was living in a 4'-5' tank, the DEC said. It was in good health.

(CBS2)

September 6, 2024

NEW YORK - That's one giant snake.

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said it recovered a massive Burmese python from a Central New York home.

The snake was 13'2" long and weighed 80 pounds, and was living in a 4'-5' tank, the DEC said. It was in good health. Burmese pythons are illegal to own in New York without a permit.

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A 13-foot Burmese python found in a home in Central New York by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officers/CBS New York

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