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Colombian Boa Constrictor Rescued from Riviera Beach Home

3/5/2026

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A large snake appeared at a man's front door in Riviera Beach, prompting a 911 call.
Officer Josh Wilson arrived and, with neighbors—one armed with a gun, the other with a shovel—wrangled the five-to-seven-foot snake into a recycling bin.
Experts initially thought it was a python, but later identified it as a Colombian Red-tailed Boa constrictor that escaped from owner's home during labor and is now at a wildlife center.

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Story summary

A large snake appeared at a man's front door in Riviera Beach, prompting a 911 call.
Officer Josh Wilson arrived and, with neighbors—one armed with a gun, the other with a shovel—wrangled the five-to-seven-foot snake into a recycling bin.
Experts initially thought it was a python, but later identified it as a Colombian Red-tailed Boa constrictor that escaped from owner's home during labor and is now at a wildlife center.