A pet ball python named Lucius escaped from his pirate-costumed owner on a CTA Green Line train and hid inside a control box.

Firefighters in a Chicago suburb were called to a train to help capture a ball python that got loose from its owner and slithered into a control box panel.

Almost like a scene from the 2006 cult classic “Snakes on a Plane,” fire crews in the western suburbs were called in to help after a curious pet got loose on a Green Line train while taking a ride ...

For instance, the gargantuan Monty Python box set lists for $199.95 but sells for nearly half that on Amazon.com at $110.97, and Best Buy sells the big $119.98 Hitchcock box below for $84.99.

A 17-foot python was abandoned in a box on the road in Marina and died, said Charlie Sammut, director of the Monterey Zoo. Officials are looking for who did it.

The Monty Python Box Set. A tri-pack for the Python enthusiast: “Monty Python & the Holy Grail,” “And Now for Something Completely Different” and “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.” ...