A veterinarian from Florida was called to capture a large snake, believed to be a Burmese python, that had been spotted lurking near a mall.

Albert Pardo said his dog, Archie, alerted him to a huge snake in a swampy area as he was walking near the Dolphin Mall in Kendall.

The snake was wrangled into a cooler by the men, and it stayed the night in Pardo’s travel trailer before being taken away by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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He added, “And so I called my friend Dr. Larin, because he has experience catching snakes.”

Larin identified the snake as a Burmese python. Although the species is not native to Florida, it does have a huge population in the wild, where it is classified as an aggressive species.