A wild Burmese python was spotted in a rather unusual location on Sunday: a pile of jeans at a Florida flea market.
Presumably, the python was on the lookout for hot deals and rare antiques at the Homestead market.
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#MDFR #Venomone captured wild burmese python in flea market at 272 Krome AVE who hid to digest last night's meal. pic.twitter.com/1dSbtVkL5O— MDFR (@MiamiDadeFire) September 27, 2015
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the snake had curled up in the clothing to "digest last night's meal."
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The snake was roughly 8 feet long and weighed 40 pounds.
The rescue team promptly handed the python over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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