4-foot python rescued, two others missing near Queens park
WOODHAVEN, Queens (WABC) -- A 4-foot python was rescued in a Queens park on Wednesday, but two others are still on the loose.
A rescuer from Puppy Kitty NYC spotted a man poking at three snakes in the middle of Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue around 3 p.m. near Forest Park.
The rescuer pulled over because he thought the man was harming the snakes, but he was actually trying to shoo them back into the woods.
The rescuer, along with other bystanders captured one of the 4-foot-long pythons, but the other two slithered away.
They were able to bag the snake and Animal Care Centers of NYC took the python to be intubated because of the cold weather.
NYPD assisted as well.
It is illegal to own exotic animals in New York City and is unclear where the snakes came from.
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