Two-Metre-Long Pet Python Named Gypsy Missing In Delta, B.C., Police Say

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Jul, 2018 11:18 AM

DELTA, B.C. — Police say a two-metre-long ball python is missing in Ladner, a suburb of Delta, B.C.

The caramel-coloured pet snake named Gypsy went missing in a farmer's field on June 30.

Delta police say officers met Gypsy's owner on June 20, when the man was reported to be sleeping outside a Walmart with a large snake.

Police say the man and his snake relocated to their nearby minivan at an officer's request and both were "co-operative and polite."

Spokeswoman Cris Leykauf says ball pythons are not venomous and are a popular choice for pet snakes as they have a docile temperament.

She adds this type of snake is known to curl up in a ball when stressed or frightened, and in the wild their diet is primarily small animals such as rats, mice and birds.

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