'I was very eager to be reunited with my snake'
VANCOUVER, Wash. – You might think it would be hard to misplace a pet python that’s four feet long.
But that’s what a Vancouver family did when they moved out of their old apartment two months ago.
Turns out, the python named “Snake” was hiding in the apartment the whole time. He caused quite a stir when he was found on Monday.
Snake’s owner, Carrie Olin, said she left her pet behind by accident during the move and there was a mix-up with a friend over who actually had Snake.
“I thought he had taken the snake, but still looked everywhere, pulled out the fridge, couldn’t find it so I just assumed that he took the snake,” said Olin. "I was very eager to be reunited with my snake."
Olin said Snake has been a family pet for six years.
“This is a very mellow snake,” she said. “I’ve had snakes before that always want to move around and get away. This snake seems to enjoy people.”
Clark County Animal Control officer Bill Burrus says it’s legal to buy and own snakes that are less than 6 feet long. Snakes longer than that require special exotic animal licenses.
Burrus went into the apartment to evict Snake on Tuesday. He finally found him hiding behind the baseboard below the sink.
“He’s probably hungry. He hasn’t eaten in like two months,” Olin said.
Yup! Very important news! I'm sure I'll see this on CNN, BBC or Deutsche Welle later on tonight! Get real folks, its a snake! There are more important things going on in the world which WILL have some impact on our lives, and are important enough to have as "news". This isn't it; and neither was the bra advertisement! News should be news!
It's, not "its"
When we moved the first thing I took stock of was the kids and pets... Cute snake, though.
Glad they were reunited!! Â I have had friends who had large snakes and they do make great pets and companions. Â An ex roommate had a 6 ft Python which he named Drake. Â Drake was very docile and, although a bit heavy, loved to hang over our shoulders and wrap himself gently around our upper torso. Â He enjoyed many a walk with us just chillin'. Â I guess, like any pet, it's how you care for them and how you raise them up to be. Â You can make any animal be aggressive if you don't care for them properly.
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Best wishes to Snake and his Family!!
Is this 2 yr old child any match for this snake if the snake turns unfriendly?
 @denb ~  Um-hmm... I was thinking the very same thing when I saw the toddler in the photos... "family pet" or not, these snakes are still essentially "wild critters", are they not?  Â
 @margay1  @denb Very pretty snake with great coloring but I would be willing to be a fair sum it could choke a 2 year old out if so inclined...
Or, soda pop / beer can pop tops?
 @FreedomRocks  @denb ~  Yeah, I thought his markings were really interesting - they look like little "handles"...!   :-)