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NewsAugust 31, 2016

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A woman found a 7-foot-long boa constrictor slithering near her trash can. Scottsdale firefighters were called Monday night to remove the snake, which they say was docile. Department spokesman David Folio said two albino Burmese pythons were picked up in the same spot this month. Folio said the department suspects someone may be dropping off the apparently domesticated snakes. The snakes were taken to the Phoenix Herpetological Society...

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A woman found a 7-foot-long boa constrictor slithering near her trash can. Scottsdale firefighters were called Monday night to remove the snake, which they say was docile. Department spokesman David Folio said two albino Burmese pythons were picked up in the same spot this month. Folio said the department suspects someone may be dropping off the apparently domesticated snakes. The snakes were taken to the Phoenix Herpetological Society.

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