Man's Burmese Python Eats His Pit Bull

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Tuesday October 9 11:29 AM ET

Man's Burmese Python Eats His Pit Bull


MERCED, Calif. (Reuters) - A northern California man who used to have two pets -- a pit bull terrier and a Burmese python -- now has only one -- a 200-pound python with a pit-bull-sized bulge.

Merced Police Department Cmdr. Tom Martin said the man called police on Friday after the reptile escaped from its cage in the city, about 130 miles southeast of San Francisco. The owner quickly located the snake under his house but then realized his 30-pound pit bull was also missing -- a mystery that was easily solved.

``In the middle of the snake, there was a big round bulge,'' Martin said. ``(The owner) surmised it was his 9-month-old pit bull.''

Martin added that it took three hours for the owner and a friend to corral the snake as police officers stood by for safety reasons. Officials are now investigating whether the python should be considered a wild animal and in violation of the city code.

If so, the man might then have no pets at all.