Ball python reported missing twice turns up dead on Saanich, B.C., property

Police in Saanich, B.C., say thelarge ball python captured after escaping its confines and staying on the loose for more than a monthin Greater Victoria has been found dead.

Last Sunday, a homeowner in the Saanich area calledpolice spotting a large snake on their property.

Police arrived to discover a1.4-metre longball python which they said appeared to have beendead for "quite some time," according to astatement emailed Wednesday.

Based on a previous police incident, officers called an owner of a ball python who had reported asnake missing from a backpackin the same area Aug. 19.

Police said that owner confirmed the dead snake to be the same ball python.

Python previously captured and returned to owner

The same pet reptile had gone missing before, police said.

An officer on patrol in the City of Victoria haddiscovered a ball python under a parked car Aug. 4.

It was captured and returned to its owner who said it had been missing since July 2.