Fri Sep 06 21:22:00 UTC 2024: – A 13-foot Burmese python named Mango has been relocated to a zoo in New York after its owner surrendered the reptile due to its rapid growth.
– The female python is 13 feet long, weighs 80 pounds, and is still growing.
– The python was confiscated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation after a complaint was received.
– A permit is required to own a Burmese python in New York.
– The owner admitted to being unprepared for the rapid growth of the snake and could no longer care for it.
– The snake was donated to Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo, which has the necessary permits to own it.
– The owner received tickets for possession of wildlife as a pet and for possessing dangerous wildlife without a permit.
– Burmese pythons are native to southeast Asia and have become popular pets in the United States, with some becoming invasive species in certain areas.

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