Pescadero: 7-Foot Burmese Python Found Under Parked Car

Authorities are investigating how a 7-foot-long Burmese python ended up under a car parked outside of a school in Pescadero on Friday afternoon, San Mateo County sheriff's officials said Monday.

A deputy on patrol at Pescadero Elementary and Middle School at 620 North St. noticed a large snake under a parked car at 3:13 p.m. Friday. The snake was 7 feet long, 4.5 inches wide, weighs about 40 pounds, sheriff's officials said. 

Investigators said they do not know where the snake came from or who it belongs to. The animal was turned over to the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.

Sheriff's officials initally identified the snake as a boa constrictor, but the Humane Society's Scott Delucchi said the animal is in fact a Burmese python.

"The snake doesn't appear to be socialized," Delucchi said in an email.

The python is suffering from undetermined skin issues, Delucchi added.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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