Mark and his business partner were cleaning up a vacant property that has been empty since last Autumn. Well.. where do I begin?
(the first part of this is pretty gross and not for the squeamish.)
They noticed a very foul smell but could not find the source.. well, they followed their noses and moved a dresser away from the wall.. there was a boa, over 8', in a deceased state.. bloated and riddled with maggots; yuck. They had to roll it into the carpet that they were throwing into the dumpster.. nasty stuff. I feel really bad that the poor snake had to die (it probably froze because no heat was on all winter in there.)
Wait though, this gets better. Guess what they found in the baseent? A very live, very real CORAL snake!! I have a photo but I can't scan till later.. Mark called the police and they refused to come down.. he took a large aquarium and put it over the snake so he can't go anywhere (this is a concrete basement..) He plans on calling the local herp society today to get someone to come and get it.. I really wish it was just a kingsnake or something; I would keep it, but I am not into venomous..! I guess that it must have survived by crawling into the furnace houseing.. and of course there would be plenty of rats/mice to eat..
So I guess this place was inhabited by an irresponsible loser of a herp.. sad. I will scan that pic later and let everyone know how this plays out.