Washington authorities find 8 pythons in park prompting city to plead: ‘Do not release pets into the wild!'

crime and animal control personnel in southern us-regions state found eight nonnative wild-nature slithering around a recreational area on Thursday.

The capture of the 3-to-6-foot-long reptiles prompted the city of Camas, Washington – across the border from portland” target=”_blank”>Portland<

Only 17 people have been killed in constrictor snake-related deaths in the U.S. since 1978, according to the Humane Society. 

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The snakes were taken to an animal shelter to be examined and potentially given new homes, FOX 12 of Portland reported. 

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said pythons are a native species to Florida. Burmese pythons are considered to be an invasive species in the state.

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