A distress call about a “python” on the road led the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to send a Venom One Response officer, who captured what turned out to be a red tail boa constrictor, doing so with amazing ease.
The officer obviously had done this before, as he quickly wrapped the invasive creature in a blanket and hauled it away as peacocks stood around close by and watched the proceedings.
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue posted video of the impressive capture on its Facebook page.
Viewers on Facebook were impressed with the capture by the officer.
“Nice work,” one wrote. “Made it look easy.”
Another wrote, “That was impressively done! Nice job!”
“He sure knew his stuff!” stated another.
The red tail boa constrictor measured 8 feet and weighed around 40 pounds.
“Skillfully capturing the snake, the officer safely secured it in a large tarp,” the post read. “The animal was then removed from the residential area and will be endorsed over to Florida Fish and Wildlife authorities for further processing.”
In other words, it was euthanized.