I found this story while looking for a different story about a different python incident today. This one worries me because it was a ball python and therefore fuel for those who want to ban our snakes to go after even the smaller species.

I am so glad they have the snake up for adoption and that it wasn't euthanized. I am guessing it went into the crib looking for warmth since a one year old baby is too big of a prey item for even the largest BP. Thankfully, the child is okay, but the poor snake was obviously not taken care of. The poor thing is so thin with pieces of shed just stuck to it's body.

Anyone here live close enough to rescue the snake?

[Link]http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=389902&nxd_238653_start=25[/Link]

There was also an incident in TN with a python but I don't know the details or what kind of python.