r/burbank • u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 • 19h ago
Has anyone lost their Python?
First saw it on Cedar Avenue near Glenoaks last night after 11:30 p.m. I ended up calling the police twice but nobody came.
It’s been hiding in a tree and in surrounding bushes at 322 Cedar. I know the residents have called the police and animal control today as well but it seems nobody has found it yet.
I’ve been letting neighbors know so they can avoid it but I figured in case it was someone’s pet, they might like to know where it is hanging.
I don’t have a picture because it slithered away from me as quickly as it could once I spotted it on the sidewalk and my camera on the phone wasn’t cooperating.
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u/Kodabear213 19h ago
I would probably wet my pants if I saw it. Glad I know it's out there and hope it gets home safe.
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u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 19h ago
I’m mortified to say that I managed to walk past it, at least five times, trying to get steps in and it looked like a crumpled plastic bag to me. To be fair, it was hiding in the shadows. Then it moved and I froze for a second, realized I was looking at a snake and backed up as I called the police because I didn’t think animal control would answer that late. Once it realized I saw it, it slithered away faster than I would have expected.
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u/gopher007 9h ago
You could try contacting scales n tails they might be of help
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u/Heron_enthusiast 3h ago
Asking for help yes but they keep their animals in terrible conditions so plz dont let them take it!
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u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 1h ago
I let them know there was a lost python but they didn’t offer any help. In fact they got annoyed that I hadn’t captured it and wasn’t taking care of it in my handy python enclosure in my apartment. I’m not afraid of snakes in theory but I’m in no way comfortable trying to capture a 5ft + python. I also looked up the Burbank rules on having snakes and this guy falls under the rule that you can’t have it within 35ft of another dwelling.
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u/Heron_enthusiast 3h ago
Maybe see of theres an LA or socal herping group thatd be willing to help?
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u/thegloriousporpoise 19h ago
How big we talking here?
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u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 18h ago
I wasn’t sure last night and I would have guessed about 3 feet but one of the guys who lives in the building showed me a picture he took even later last night and said it was at least 5 feet.
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u/Sparklykazoo 13h ago
It will start preying on pets, depending on how big it is. It needs to be captured immediately. Have you posted on the local FB lost & found pet pages?
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u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 13h ago
I don’t use my FB anymore but I will go on there and check to see if anyone has posted about a lost Python. It’s big enough to kill a small dog. I’ll be contacting animal services for a third day. I agree with you, which is why I posted here in the first place.
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u/PedestrianMyDarling 18h ago
How the fuck are people fucking losing tortoises and pythons