"Boa Constrictor" found inside hood of cadillac

[Craiga 01453]

I saw that too. You would think a reputable source like CNN would put in the two minutes of research it would take to determine the species.

[KevinK]

Ladies and gentlemen, Ball Pythons have now evolved into using transportation to find rats....he was hoping to get a ride to the KFC dumpster.

[MR Snakes]

Find that snake and name him Caddy!

[MR Snakes]

I saw that too. You would think a reputable source like CNN would put in the two minutes of research it would take to determine the species.

HUH???

[Ax01]

The video of the "boa constrictor" is clearly a ball python. It's one of my major pet peeves that the media often will mislabel snakes or simply write "python". Come on, what type of python? There are a lot of different types so it's important to specify! Anyway, I'm annoyed that they just released the ball python into some bushes. It's likely someone's pet! Also, a lot of the comments on some websites regarding this story say "Kill the boa, it's invasive to Florida". For one, it's a ball python not a boa. Two, you are confusing it was burmese pythons. Three, the worst a ball python could do is kill some rats and mice so put down the pitchforks.

https://abc7news.com/pets-animals/fl...illac/5069345/

good job everyone! i think someone used the typo link in the story to report their error and they at least changed it to "snake" in the story text. it's a small victory. it's still "boa constrictor" in the vid and hot link tho.




Edit: also the thumbnail they use for this story is redic!


look at that guy. i would expect nothing less than a wolverine under the hood if that were my reaction.

[AbsoluteApril]

Misidentification is always annoying, however, I let it slide. I'm glad they revised it to generic 'snake'. If someone were to say "daisies were given to someone" but they were in fact a black eyed susans, the lay person isn't going to care or know the difference. When most average people think snake it's either python or a boa, let alone trying to get into the specific sub-species.

Also, a lot of the comments on some websites regarding this story say "Kill the boa, it's invasive to Florida". For one, it's a ball python not a boa. Two, you are confusing it was burmese pythons. Three, the worst a ball python could do is kill some rats and mice so put down the pitchforks.

Technically it is invasive and may kill native rodents or birds. If they really released it into the bushes and it isn't some staged event (happens so often) that's a shame. Hopefully the ball python is okay.

[Bogertophis]

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look at that guy. i would expect nothing less than a wolverine under the hood if that were my reaction.

He's ready to run a 50 yard dash.

[MR Snakes]

This looks way too staged.

[Bogertophis]

I'm sure this is fake/staged. There's not a population of ball pythons here so it would be rare to find someone's pet. Plus he just "happened" to check under the hood of his car while it was there? most people don't look under the hood unless there's a problem... and usually not even then unless they know something about cars.

It also could have been someone deliberately messing with the car's owner. But snakes of various kinds are occasionally found under the hood, having been dumped
& attracted by the engine warmth. The other thing that would attract a snake to investigate under the hood of a car is the smell of rodents. I've lived places where
wild pack-rats try to move into cars parked in the open...they chew up wires & try to carry off whatever they can for nest material, so that's another possibility here.
Unless BPs learn to talk, we'll never know for sure.

[MR Snakes]

It also could have been someone deliberately messing with the car's owner. But snakes of various kinds are occasionally found under the hood, having been dumped
& attracted by the engine warmth. The other thing that would attract a snake to investigate under the hood of a car is the smell of rodents. I've lived places where
wild pack-rats try to move into cars parked in the open...they chew up wires & try to carry off whatever they can for nest material, so that's another possibility here.
Unless BPs learn to talk, we'll never know for sure.

Oh no, some of us know!