Here is a reply I just recieved from Elaine Sheridan from 791pets..
"Hi Monica,
Many people have emailed about the identity on the species of snake in this story. The story was shot and reported by the NBC affiliate in Orlando, FL. I called that station to see about the information in the story and they said a lot of people complained to them about the species, but that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it was a Burmese so that is what they reported. It didn't look like a 4-foot Bermese to me either, I have a boa but I am not a herpetologist, so I have no way of "officially" correcting the story. I have included the link here so you can watch the video. http://www.wesh.com/news/23501850/detail.html
For the record they thought the snake was a pet and it was tame so they took it to a pet store."
I am forwarding this to Johnathan Brady. Maybe USARK can use this info about the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission not being able to properly identify snake species..
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