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WITH IMPORTANT LOCAL COVERAGE, YOU’RE WATCHING WISN 12 NEWS AT 11. WE’RE BACK NOW AT 1130 WITH NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A GIANT SNAKE FOUND DEAD ALONGSIDE THE ROAD IN IOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. WE’VE JUST LEARNED THE OWNER HAS COME FORWARD. THESE PHOTOS ARE FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHOWING JUST HOW BIG THAT SNAKE WAS. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THE ANIMAL SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT A LOCAL VET AND DIED. OFFICIALS SAY THE SNAKE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BURIED, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS LEFT ALONG T
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Massive dead snake found along a Wisconsin highway
The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said the animal is not native to the area.
Authorities in Iowa County, Wisconsin, said they found a massive dead snake dumped along a county highway on Thursday.Pictures posted by the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office show the snake measuring several feet in length.”This animal is not native to our area and was likely being kept in captivity,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “The manner in which it was left along a public roadway is concerning and has caused alarm among passing motorists.”In a Friday morning Facebook post, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said the owner had contacted them.”At this time, information indicates the snake experienced a medical emergency at a local veterinary clinic and died. The animal was intended to be buried; however, it was instead placed alongside the roadway,” the sheriff’s office said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office at 608-930-9500 (ext. 2).
Authorities in Iowa County, Wisconsin, said they found a massive dead snake dumped along a county highway on Thursday.
Pictures posted by the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office show the snake measuring several feet in length.
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“This animal is not native to our area and was likely being kept in captivity,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “The manner in which it was left along a public roadway is concerning and has caused alarm among passing motorists.”
In a Friday morning Facebook post, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said the owner had contacted them.
“At this time, information indicates the snake experienced a medical emergency at a local veterinary clinic and died. The animal was intended to be buried; however, it was instead placed alongside the roadway,” the sheriff’s office said.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office at 608-930-9500 (ext. 2).
