Podunk is still buzzing over the weekend development of a 16 foot python named Sparticus making its escape from a bedroom window, causing the entire city to start looking for their pets and stray children.
The python which is apparently a pet and not a form of pest control was reported as missing on Friday after having escaped from its bedroom roost on Thursday. Upon receiving word of the python break the local RCMP put together a search party using the local Search and Rescue group,the SPCA, Animal control, and regual citizens, as well as RCMP auxiliaries as on the ground python seekers. Though one suspects that their hearts weren’t particularly in it, as it turns out that snake experts advised the search parties to keep a respectful distance should they stumble across the wayward one.
All across town the question was asked where would a python go? With a circus in town for the day, many suspected the snake was just heeding the call of the circus and making plans to hit the road to fame and fortune. Others just feared for their safety and double checked their toilets before using.
The search continued on into the night Friday and Podunk awoke to word on the radio that somewhere in the city lurked a python, which may or may not be ready for something more than toast and coffee. With no idea as to where the python may have disappeared to, Podunkians greeted outdoor activities with a wary eye. Apparently pythons when ready to chow down will give you one last hug, crushing your vitals before they devour. With that bit of information, only the feral cats and stray dogs were left to wander the back alleys and hiking trails of the greater Podunk area.
By mid afternoon Saturday, the all clear had been sounded the subject of the hunt was located not too far from the window it had escaped from; somehow trapped in the eaves troughing system at its own home, the Python had not strayed very far from familiar ground. The use of a chainsaw made quick work of it all, the eaves troughing that is, and the python found itself reunited with its much relieved owners.
After a sigh of relief many Podunkians are wondering how a 16 foot python is allowed in Podunk. With no by law stipulating otherwise, it would appear that Podunkians will just have to be python aware from now on. Good cages will no doubt make good neighbours. Though many still ask the question, why in the name of Monty Python, would anyone want to keep a 16 foot snake as a pet?
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