10-foot Albino Burmese Python Captured In Myakka FL driveway

COURTESY PHOTO / NUISANCE WILDLIFE REMOVAL INC. From left, Matthew Hunt, Bronson Blades, Chad Picard and Buddy Howell Jr. hold a 10-foot Burmese python that was captured at a home in Myakka City on Friday. Nuisance Wildlife Removal in Ellenton was dispatched to the home off Crosby and Verna Bethany roads.

Manatee homeowner finds giant snake

By Patrina A. Bostic


Published: Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 1:02 a.m.
MYAKKA CITY -
As a wildlife trapper, Matthew Hunt has captured his share of snakes.



Usually, they are in the 3- to 6-foot length and no big deal.

But on Thursday, Hunt got a call that a Myakka City homeowner had discovered a snake in her driveway.

What Hunt found was shocking: a 10-foot albino Burmese python.

"It's something that would scare you if you stumbled upon it at night," said Hunt, a field supervisor at Nuisance Wildlife Removal in Ellenton.

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