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Python stolen from petting zoo

Wed, 02/17/2010 - 13:01 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Fort Myers, Fla. -- Authorities said a thief with an eye for pricey reptiles broke into a Florida petting zoo and walked off with a 9 1/2-foot python.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said they believe someone broke into the Fort Myers, Fla., petting zoo Sunday, cut the lock on the python's cage and fled with the reptile, which the sheriff's report said is worth an estimated $400, The News-Press newspaper in Fort Myers reported Tuesday.

The sheriff's office said the python has an implanted identification microchip.

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