Boa Constrictor Menacing Peafowl Removed From South FL Road: Watch

PALMETTO BAY, FL — An invasive 8-foot-long red tail boa constrictor that was menacing peafowl Wednesday was removed from the middle of a road in Palmetto Bay. (Watch a video of the snake’s removal below.)

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Christopher Pecori, part of the Venom One Response team, responded to a call about “a sizable python” just afternoon, the agency wrote in a Facebook post.

Pecori recognized that “the formidable serpent,” which weighed about 40 pounds, was actually a boa constrictor,” MDFR wrote. “Skillfully capturing the snake, the officer safely secured it in a large tarp.”

The snake was removed from the residential area and brought to Florida Fish and Wildlife authorities.

Watch a video of the boa constrictor’s removal: