>My BIL had a 12 foot python about 12 years ago. It got out
>of it's "cage" and disappeared. My sister in law called
>animal control because she was freaking out. Apparently the
>news stations were listening to the police scanners that day
>and it got all over the news for 2 weeks. The headlines were
>"where's lobo"? His whole neighborhood was in an uproar, not
>letting their dogs or cats outside and watching out for the
>kids. News trucks were in his yard filming his house on the
>evening news. It died down after about two weeks.
>
>My SIL was sitting on the couch about 3 weeks after the snake
>disappeared and caught something out of the corner of her eye.
> The snake was coming out from under the couch cushions. He
>had burrowed in the couch and was there probably there the
>whole time. The snake had to come and live with us because my
>BIL was being charged with keeping an exotic animal in city
>limits and he had to hide it. He was in the basement. I went
>downstairs one morning to do a load of clothes, no big deal,
>and when I was ready to come upstairs I noticed the snake was
>climbing the stairs! I freaked out, because we were not
>friends! I ran by him as fast as I could and the snake had to
>leave that day. Anyway, that's my snake story. No unusual
>hobbies, just Cathe, Cathe, Cathe!
>
>Sally
>
>
LOL Sally! That's hilarious!