A customer shopping at Target over the weekend encountered something slithery in one of the store’s shopping carts.

The red tail boa constrictor measured 8 feet and weighed around 40 pounds. “Skillfully capturing the snake, the officer safely secured it in a large tarp,” the post read.

Animal rescuers in Maine said they are trying to solve the mystery of a 6-foot boa constrictor captured on an astonished resident's porch.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 31 (UPI) --An Arizona fire department made their third snake capture in one month after finding a 7-foot Red-Tail boa on Monday. Scottsdale Fire Department shared a video ...

The red tail boa can give birth to 15 to 40 live young. The species eats lizards, birds, and mammals both on the ground and in trees, according to the FWC. Related Topics. Florida; ...

A customer shopping at Target over the weekend encountered something slithery in one of the store’s shopping carts.

On Saturday morning, the customer went to a Target in Sioux City, Iowa, where she found a snake, believed to be a 6-foot-long boa constrictor, coiled up inside one of the red shopping carts.