Animal Control Responds to Report of Snake Released into Sewers
Boy reportedly released the reptile because he could no longer afford to care for it.
Alexandria Animal Control responded to a report of a python released into the sewers in the 300 block of Buchanan in Old Town in late December. The serpent was later discovered to be a corn snake, and the incident didn’t end well for the reptile. On Dec. 23, the Alexandria Police Department received a report of a boy releasing a 3-foot python into a field near the intersection of Buchanan and Princess Streets. The report was passed on to Animal Control. An unnamed Alexandria man who placed the report attempted to talk the boy out of releasing the animal, according to Patrick Cole of Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. The boy told the man he could no longer afford to take care of the snake and then set it free into a field. The man who …
