Large python parks itself in Brandon man’s driveway
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BRANDON — Two exotic reptiles have been found loose in Brandon in as many days.
A ball python blocked Ren Bouchard’s vehicle from advancing up his driveway Sunday evening and a bearded dragon welcomed George Tahhan in his backyard Monday afternoon.
Between the two reptiles, the ball python created the most anxiety.
“I’m glad that I found it and not my kids,” Bouchard said, adding he’s confident his 11-year-old daughter wouldn’t have received the snake very well and was “terrified” to have learned about its discovery after the fact.
His fiancée was pulling their vehicle into the driveway on Viscount Crescent when, from the passenger seat, Bouchard said he spotted the snake blocking their path. Initially assuming it was a garter snake, he got out to move it.
Bouchard quickly realized it was much larger than he’d anticipated — roughly 1.2 metres in length — and certainly nothing he was willing to pick up with his bare hands.
He used a pool skimmer to lift the snake into a plastic tote bin, where it remained until a Brandon Police Service animal control officer picked it up and took it to the Brandon Hills Veterinary Clinic. The snake will remain there until its owner is tracked down.
Bouchard said he suspects the python had been slithering about the neighbourhood for several days, as his neighbours had reported their dogs had been acting weird recently.
The bearded dragon discovery took place shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, when Tahhan found the scaled creature in the grass of his fenced-in backyard near Princess Avenue East and 10th Street.
He picked up the little reptile and brought it inside his house, placing it in a small container with air holes.
Uncertain of how to take care of such a creature, Tahhan shared his story with the administrators of the Brandon and Area Lost Animals Facebook page, who quickly found someone knowledgeable to take it off his hands.
The lizard appeared to be quite young, Tahhan said, adding he hopes it will be reconnected with its owner.
Const. Grant McKay said while police were called in to deal with the snake, they only learned about the lizard via social media. This kind of thing “doesn’t happen very often,” he said.
— Brandon Sun