A “very large” snake was found dead this week on the side of a highway in southwest Wisconsin, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Iowa County authorities found the snake Thursday, April 23 along County Highway Z, north of Hillside School, according to the post.
The snake is not native to the area and was likely being kept in captivity, the sheriff’s office said.
“The manner in which it was left along a public roadway is concerning and has caused alarm among passing motorists,” the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office told the Journal Sentinel that, as of Friday morning, they had no further information about the incident or the origin of the snake. Anyone with information about the snake or the snake’s owner is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 608-930-9500.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Authorities seek answers after large snake found dead near Iowa County highway
Reporting by Maia Pandey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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