The residents found an 8-metre-long python lying a few hundred meters from the farmer's hut. After seeing the giant snake, the villagers grew suspicious.

Two days after a Marion County woman left her home in Umatilla headed for Ocala, deputies said python hunters found her safe in South Florida.

PYTHON PURSUIT update: Morgantown Police had to rush to another call so now these 3 are leading the #pythonpursuit charge. One homeowner and 2 women from Exotic Jungle Pet Superstore in #Morgantown.