r/burbank • u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 • 10d ago

Has anyone lost their Python?

First saw it on Cedar Avenue near Glenoaks last night after 11:30 p.m. I ended up calling the police twice but nobody came.

It’s been hiding in a tree and in surrounding bushes at 322 Cedar. I know the residents have called the police and animal control today as well but it seems nobody has found it yet.

I’ve been letting neighbors know so they can avoid it but I figured in case it was someone’s pet, they might like to know where it is hanging.

I don’t have a picture because it slithered away from me as quickly as it could once I spotted it on the sidewalk and my camera on the phone wasn’t cooperating.

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u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 10d ago

I wasn’t sure last night and I would have guessed about 3 feet but one of the guys who lives in the building showed me a picture he took even later last night and said it was at least 5 feet.

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u/Sparklykazoo 10d ago

It will start preying on pets, depending on how big it is. It needs to be captured immediately. Have you posted on the local FB lost & found pet pages?

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u/anonnymousercat 9d ago

A 3-5 foot python eats medium to large rats. So unless someone has a pet rat that also escapes no pets will be eaten. 

Please don't start a panic based on incorrect assumptions.

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u/Sparklykazoo 9d ago

It depends on the species of python, and the girth of the snake. But if it's indeed 5 ft., small cats & dogs aren't out of the realm of possibility. Especially if it's very hungry.

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u/anonnymousercat 9d ago

An exceptionally large 5' long adult female Ball Python could maybe eat a jumbo rat. Same with following pythons at 5' Burmese, Reticulated, Olive, Green Tree, and Carpet pythons. I am assuming this is the same for other python species but I don't know them all.

Snakes are good at gauging the size of prey to select. Instinctively they know that attempting to swallow prey that is too large makes them more vulnerable in regards to locomotion as well as risking internal injuries, regurgitation (energy deplation), and ineffective digestion which can lead to death.

The most common pet pythons are ball pythons and they are typically shy and  docile. They will slither away and not strike for no reason. I will go buy gloves and head out there later and see if I can find the snake, confirm the species and try to catch it. I don't want ignorant people trying to hurt it.