A North Carolina farmer got quite a surprise while repairing a fence on his property.
Richard Wood spotted what he thought was a fence post lying on the ground, but when he took a closer look, he realized it was actually a 6-to-7-foot boa constrictor. Wood remembered hearing that a pet boa had been missing in the area for about a month. While waiting for animal control to arrive, he and his daughter, Peyton, managed to wrangle the snake into a plastic storage container with help from a friend who keeps large snakes.
As it turns out, the boa had escaped from a home just a few houses away. The owner had left town and the snake slipped away while in the care of a family member. The wandering reptile is now being looked after until it can be reunited with its owner. (WRAL-TV Raleigh)