Exotic Incident #2357

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Location:
Portland, OR - USA
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Incident Date:
08/01/2016
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Summary:

A man stole a 2-foot-long black pastel ball python from a pet store by stuffing it down his pants.

The snake was brought back to the store five days later in a bucket, unharmed. The man who returned the snake said he bought the python from another man, but returned it to the store after seeing news coverage about the theft.