'Snakey' the 7-foot boa recovered in Swarthmore
Rest easy, Swarthmoreans. "Snakey" the pet 7-foot boa constrictor has been recovered.
Rest easy, Swarthmoreans. You can stop checking under your bed at night. Bring the family back from "vacation."
Police report that the escaped 7-foot boa constrictor was recovered around 1:30 p.m. today on the 300 block of Vassar Avenue.
The pet snake – appropriately and brilliantly named "Snakey" – "appeared to be healthy," said police Chief Brian Craig. It had escaped from its owners on Aug. 11.
Nobody was bitten or strangled to death.
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