Wildlife officals seized a 400-pound python from a Florida home on Friday. Delilah, a pet Burmese Python was removed from her chain-linked cage in her care-taker's backyard--shortly after she finished eating seven rabbits for breakfast, according to the "Orlando Sentinel" newspaper. A massive python named Delilah was removed by Florida Wildlife officals to a temporary home after her chain link-cage near Lake Apopka, Florida was deemed unsuitable on Friday. The 16-year-old python measures 18-feet-long and weighs 400 pounds.
To me, it's a Goliath, it's a monster of a snake, Florida's Fish and Wildlife investigator Rick Brown told the newspaper. A complaint spurred authorities to inspect the Apopka, Florida home. After seeing the pet snake, some officals called Delilah the largest Python they have ever seen.
Delilah current caretaker, Melvin Cheever, said his brother raised Delilah for 16-years. Delilah is as docile as can be , she's as happy as can be, said Cheever of the gaint reptile.
Officals placed the Python with a caretaker, while they determine if Cheever has the proper permits to keep Delilah.
My take on this crap: No one should be allowed to have a snake or any other pet that large, it may be docile now, but what will happen if something happens to Cheever and Delilah can' t get food, it is a wild creature and it will go into suvival mode. Wasn't it when Hurricane Andrew hit Florida ,the residents turn a lot of their pets loose. Haven't a lot of small animals been eaten? What are the authorities waiting for ? Maybe when it attact or eats a small child, then they will jump into action, that always seems to be the case. But hey, thats just me. Stay tuned: Updates as they becomes available.
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