Three pythons found slithering through Queens park -- including one that was saved and two more still on loose

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Three pythons found slithering through Queens park -- including one that was saved and two more still on loose
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were spotted slithering through Queen’s Forest Park Thursday, including one that was nabbed — and named Kevin by rescuers — and two more that were still on the loose.which could pose a threat to small pets — was seen having a bad time as it apparently startled a passer-by near Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue Wednesday.

“One of my staff members sees this guy hitting a snake in the middle of a busy street,” said Meagan Licari, a rescueThe staffer and other bystanders captured the python, which is illegal to have as a pet in the Big Apple — then spotted two more serpents, which were still at large in the park as of Thursday afternoon. Rescuers named the captured snake Kevin, after one of the men who helped bag it. They are now looking to find it a home outside the city, where ball pythons are legal.The two remaining snakes are more likely to die when weather gets cold than to attack a pet or a person, according to Licari, who urged neighbors to contact the group with any sightings. Licari said the snakes were likely dumped by an exotic pet owner who “got caught,” didn’t expect them to grow so large, or be so labor-intensive. The pythons aren’t the only lost pets that are facing danger in a city park as cold weather comes. Animal rescuersHarrowing video shows gunman chasing ex-wife through hospital, then shooting her dead'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson shocks fans with remarks about JK Rowling in new interview $2.2 billion solar plant in California scheduled to be turned off after years of wasted money: 'Never lived up to its promises'Meghan Markle’s new ‘Queen’ ring sends a royal messageCorey Feldman wasn’t lazy on ‘DWTS,’ was distracted by Charlie Sheen headlines

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