OLATHE, Kan. – A six-foot long boa constrictor that went missing from an Olathe townhouse for a week has been found. The Olathe Police Department reports that the snake was found in a small space inside the residence.
The owners notified Animal Control that the red-tailed boa was missing. According to experts, these types of snakes can crawl into very small spaces. Dan Lekie with the Johnson County K-State Research and Extension office advised that “a boa constrictor of this size can pose a threat to small animals; usually mice, rats or rabbits, but other small animals or pets would not be out of the question”.