Nephi police warned residents Wednesday to keep a close watch over their kids after a large boa constrictor escaped from its owners’ house in the small central Utah town.
The snake, which is an adult at 7.5 feet long, was reported missing at 3 p.m. Its owner came home to an empty cage, Lt. Jace Peterson said, after a family member unknowingly left the pen open.
Officers and animal control searched the surrounding area but did not immediately find the boa constrictor. The police department issued a “small child alert” at 6 p.m.
