Missing snake: Police seek help, warn caution

A 4-foot-long boa constrictor missing in northern Ontario.

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 4-foot-long boa constrictor that is missing in the northern Ont. community of Kapuskasing.

The Kapuskasing detachment made the request for help via social media shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday.

“Police ask residents to be vigilant with smaller pets,” the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a Facebook post, early Saturday morning.

CTV News has reached out to OPP for more information on when the snake went missing and from where – but they have not yet responded.

Anyone with information related to the snake’s whereabouts is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.