Pet Python Missing From Owner's Car

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Missing a pet is an unfortunate experience for anyone, but when that pet happens to be a ball python, the experience perhaps becomes unfortunate for more than just the pet owner. A Birmingham man who has a pet ball python said he left his snake in the passenger seat of his car and accidentally left the window down. When he returned to his car, the snake was gone.

A report by Alabama Media Group said Caleb Louis, 21, took his pet snake with him into the Dannon Project in the 2300 block of Fifth Avenue North midday to fill out a job application. The two-foot snake, he said, scared some people inside so he was asked to take it out of the building.

Louis said he put the snake in his car while he went back inside to the non-profit that helps the unemployed or underemployed at-risk youth and non-violent returning citizens reentering society. Louis, a participant in the Dannon Project program, said he had previously left the snake in a box while he had an interview and didn't want to put it back in the box, so he left it on the passenger's seat. However, the passenger's side window was rolled all the way down. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)

When Louis returned to his car approximately 10 minutes later, the snake was gone. Louis said he believes it was stolen.

The ball python can reach lengths of up to five feet, and is a constricting snake. Anyone with information on the missing snake is asked to call the Dannon Project at 205-202-5072 or Louis at 205-549-1693.

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