The reticulated python was
found floating in a canal close to Norden Bridge in Rishton, Lancashire, by
walkers on Sunday.
A 16ft python has been found dead in a canal, sparking a police appeal for information. A reptile expert went to the scene and recovered the snake, which measured over 16ft 5in.
A 16ft python has been found dead in a canal, sparking a police appeal for information. A reptile expert went to the scene and recovered the snake, which measured over 16ft 5in.
The python is believed to
have been 12 to 15 years old and could have been living in the wild for a
number of days before it died.
A post-mortem examination
found signs of respiratory disease that could have contributed to its death.
Police are investigating
how the python came to be in the canal and are appealing for anyone with
information to come forward.
Ribble Valley Wildlife
Crime Officer PC Carl Chew said: "Experts believe that a python of this
size could have been capable of attacking a person so it is fortunate that no
one came to any serious harm.
"There are specific
offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and Animal Welfare Act in
relation to releasing a python and we would urge anyone with any information as
to where the python came from to contact us.
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