MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – The Miami-Dade Fire Department recently shared a video on social media showing one of their specialist officers handling a large boa constrictor menacing some peafowl.
The video shows L.t Christopher Pecori from the Venom One response unit using a tarp to wrap up the 8-foot, 40-pound snake, which is an invasive species native to Central and South America.
On Wed, Dec. 13, #MDFR Lt. Christopher Pecori from the Venom One Response team encountered an invasive 8ft., 40lbs Red Tail Boa Constrictor on a roadway in Palmetto Bay 🐍 The animal was removed from the area and will be endorsed over to Florida Fish and Wildlife authorities. pic.twitter.com/j7tERhdxdA
— Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (@MiamiDadeFire) December 14, 2023
Officials responded to the area after receiving a distress call about a large python on the road that was “menacing a group of peafowl,” the fire department said in an Instagram post.
The snake was removed from the residential neighborhood and handed over to Florida Fish and Wildlife.
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