{"id":90,"date":"2025-08-12T21:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/?p=90"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:43:58","slug":"sizeable-snake-seen-slithering-in-okc-neighborhood-creates-a-python-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/?p=90","title":{"rendered":"Sizeable snake seen slithering in OKC neighborhood creates a python problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Original Story:<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-90-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VID-20250812-WA0041.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VID-20250812-WA0041.mp4\">https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VID-20250812-WA0041.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>OKLAHOMA CITY (<a href=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/\">KFOR<\/a>) \u2014 A rather large yellow snake was caught on camera slithering around a mobile home park in south Oklahoma City this week and it has some residents on edge.<\/p>\n<p>The picture was sent by staff with a warning for residents to look out if they see it around the neighborhood. The warning was sent to KFOR from someone wanting to remain anonymous but wanted to understand how they were handling the problem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\"><b><i>2016: Oklahoma teen finds 14 foot long python in backyard<\/i><\/b><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYeah, we were told it might be a ball python,\u201d said Flora Wolfskill, who lives in Burntwood and heard about the snake. \u201cAll we heard was that there is some sort of large python on the loose. It looked yellow but like a yellowish green. <a href=\"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/?p=245\">Kids<\/a> should probably watch out.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2139578\" src=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg?w=395\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 395px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg?resize=165,300 165w, https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg?resize=768,1399 768w, https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg?resize=395,720 395w, https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg?resize=843,1536 843w, https:\/\/kfor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/384190142_1011942380007538_99581944879411298_n.jpg?resize=27,50 27w\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The picture of the snake doesn\u2019t make it too obvious what sort of species it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy best guess would be some sort of python but I can\u2019t tell for sure what kind it is,\u201d said Catherine \u201cCat\u201d Cook, who owns Cat\u2019s Critters in Norman. Cat\u2019s Critters is an exotic pet store that carries all sorts of snakes along with other unusual and amazing animals.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr1_ab-mr1_ab\" data-slot=\"{&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;size&quot;:[300,250]}\" data-unit=\"\/5678\/nx.kfor\/news\/local\" data-fbonly=\"false\" data-refids=\"\" data-not-refids=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;sizeable-snake-seen-slithering-in-okc-neighborhood-creates-a-python-problem&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;local&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThey are actually the most popular pet snake in the whole U.S. and they come in lots of different colors, patterns, all kinds. The max size they end up getting is around six feet long and they get pretty thick in the middle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cat said that from what she can tell from the picture is that it is a ball python and if so, it is relatively safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey aren\u2019t dangerous, they\u2019re not venomous, not poisonous. They do constrict their food but unless you\u2019re a mouse then you don\u2019t have anything to worry about,\u201d said Cook.<\/p>\n<p>KFOR walked around the neighborhood searching for the possible python but couldn\u2019t find it.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr2_ab-mr2_ab\" data-slot=\"{&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;size&quot;:[300,250]}\" data-unit=\"\/5678\/nx.kfor\/news\/local\" data-fbonly=\"false\" data-refids=\"\" data-not-refids=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;sizeable-snake-seen-slithering-in-okc-neighborhood-creates-a-python-problem&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr2_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;local&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">Snakes can hear you scream, new research reveals<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYeah, you\u2019ll probably end up either finding it at night or in a dark wet area covered,\u201d said Cook.<\/p>\n<p>KFOR was kicked out twice while trying to understand what staff was planning on doing with the snake and if they were looking for it. One member of staff on the grounds said that they were planning on \u201ctaking care of it\u201d on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Flora Wolfskill said that she has been around snakes for many years and was not worried about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Story: OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) \u2014 A rather large yellow snake was caught on camera slithering around a mobile home &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Sizeable snake seen slithering in OKC neighborhood creates a python problem\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/?p=90#more-90\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sizeable snake seen slithering in OKC neighborhood creates a python problem\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130,"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lingerrose.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}