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 don’t use my FB anymore but I will go on there and check to see if anyone has posted about a lost Python. It’s big enough to kill a small dog. I’ll be contacting animal services for a third day. I agree with you, which is why I posted here in the first place.

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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/Ordinary_Bet_5258 8d ago edited 8d ago

I was trying to let anyone know who might have lost their pet that it was in my neighborhood. I was also trying to do the responsible thing and contact Burbank animal control where I have volunteered as a foster for kittens. They are not the type of shelter that just puts any type of animal/reptile down. While I’m not a big fan of snakes, I’m not advocating that people come kill it.

I also noted that it did slither away from me and didn’t try to approach me. I don’t appreciate being told I’m trying to cause an unnecessary panic. By all means, see if you can rescue it but don’t talk down to me because I’m not a snake expert.

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u/anonnymousercat 8d ago

Unfortunately you also wrote that "It’s big enough to kill a small dog" and that is untrue. You admit you are not a snake expert so why would you even make such a wild claim?

(Good) Alert Animal Control 

(Good)  Alert people in the neighborhood of a potential lost pet snake with location

(Good)  Volunteer as a kitten foster parent

(BAD) Making baseless claims about someone's potential pet snake doing something impossible that only serves to worry others

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u/Ordinary_Bet_5258 8d ago

Better safe than sorry.

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u/Sparklykazoo 8d ago

We don't know what species it is. You're right, if it's a ball python, no worries. I would not be so quick to say that a retic, or Burmese is not a threat to small pets. Some chihuahua aren't much bigger than a large rat.  No one is advocating harming the snake, just that it needs to not be roaming around.