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They capture a 3-meter python in a Ford Mustang

2020-11-01T23:08:32.968Z


Wildlife officials were called to a business in Dania Beach, Florida, to remove a 10-foot-long Burmese python


Burmese pythons are considered invasive in Florida because they eat native animals.

This snake had slipped under the hood of a Ford Mustang.

(CNN) -

There are many reasons the check engine light could come on on a Ford Mustang, but a large python nestled under the hood is likely not in the service manual.

Wildlife officials were called to a business in Dania Beach, Florida, Thursday morning to remove a 10-foot-long Burmese python from the car's engine compartment, according to a post on the Conservation Commission's Facebook page. Florida Fish and Wildlife Service (FWC).

Maor Blumenfeld said business people found the snake when they opened the hood of the blue Mustang to investigate the check engine light, which was clearly not specific enough.

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Blumenfeld recorded video of a wildlife official grabbing the snake from behind the head and then pulling it to the ground, while another person tries to help him put the snake in a bag.

Here's the video of the snake 🐍 found in the Mustang 🚘 yesterday via lifesytle_miami via Maorblumenfeld on Instagram.

Story: https://t.co/1pnJxPV9GH pic.twitter.com/h0KInOLSH7

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- MyFWC (@MyFWC) October 30, 2020

FWC spokeswoman Carli Segelson told CNN that agency staff now have the snake and that it will likely be used as an educational and outreach animal.

He said he was probably not looking for a place to warm up.

"Since it's still hot in South Florida, the snake was probably not in the car looking for warmth," he said.

An invasive species

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida and are considered invasive because they feed on native birds, mammals and even alligators, according to the agency.

The snakes are not protected and can be killed on private property and on 25 public lands in South Florida.

The FWC encourages people to kill wild-caught pythons whenever possible and to report any sightings to officials.

Burmese pythons are typically about 10 feet long, but a hunter known as Python Cowboy captured a specimen over 5 feet long in June after a fierce fight in the Florida Everglades.

In August, Florida officials announced that they had removed 5,000 pythons from the Everglades.

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Source: cnnespanol

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