Pet python on the loose in Somerville The snake is a ball python — a common pet snake that is docile and not dangerous, according to an animal control officer.

Three ball pythons were found in a soft mesh bag in the man's underwear, officials said. The family of giant river otters seen on a dock outside their enclosure on the day of their release.

Although ball pythons have previously been found in the wild in Florida, there are no known reproducing populations, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A Lehigh Acres family found themselves in a slithery situation when a friendly ball python decided to crash their pool party.