ESQUIMALT, B.C. — A roaming metre-long corn snake has been found by its owner, one day after it slithered out of its enclosure in Esquimalt, B.C.
In a tweet early Wednesday, Victoria police said the reptile was found overnight in the same apartment where it disappeared.
Initial reports Tuesday labelled the snake as a boa constrictor, prompting safety concerns from investigators.
We are currently in the 800 blk of Esquimalt rd assisting animal control after a 4ft Boa constrictor escaped a residence 1/2 #yyj #esquimalt
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) June 28, 2016
But Const. Matt Rutherford said police were able to confirm the creature is a usually docile corn snake.
Brightly coloured corn snakes mainly eat small rodents and are popular pets, although an online forum about the species pegs them as good escape artists.
