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PA police department finds 15-foot python dead in woods

By WPXI.com News Staff

Python found dead near York, PA Police were called to a wooded area near York, PA where a 15-foot python was found dead. (Springettsbury Township Police Department)

By WPXI.com News Staff

YORK, Pa. — It was a strange call: Someone was reporting a large snake in the woods off a local road. When officers arrived, they said they found a 15-foot python dead.

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The Springettsbury Township Police Department in York, Pennsylvania said it does not know where the snake came from or how long it had been by the roadside.

In May of last year, police in Morgantown, West Virginia, were warning people about a 15-foot-long snake that had escaped from a truck. It’s not clear if the two incidents are related. York and Morgantown are roughly 225 miles away from each other.

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Strange call of the day: On February 6th, 2020 at approximately 2:00 pm Officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of...

Posted by Springettsbury Township Police Department on Thursday, February 6, 2020

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