Police officers in a Minnesota town had their hands full when they had to corral a snake. So forgive them for misidentifying the species.
"Anyone missing a python?" officials from the Burnsville Police Department tweeted early Tuesday, including a photograph of an officer holding the reptile.
It’s not just dogs that we find on the loose. Anyone missing a Python? pic.twitter.com/wIUtaZ1BzD
— Burnsville Police (@BurnsvillePD) July 16, 2019
Police are looking for owner of the snake, WCCO reported. And after posting on social media, police officials had to issue a correction. They had not found a python after all, but a Colombian red tail boa constrictor, the television station reported.
"Don't we have egg on our faces?" department officials tweeted. "I know this, regardless of what it's called I wouldn't be picking it up!"
We’ve been informed this is actually a colombian red tail boa constrictor. Don’t we have egg on our faces? I know this, regardless of what it’s called I wouldn’t be picking it up! pic.twitter.com/kxyIE0mHwm
— Burnsville Police (@BurnsvillePD) July 16, 2019
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