{"id":8708,"date":"2025-07-09T08:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=8708"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:41:16","slug":"massive-15-foot-python-traps-man-on-truck-in-garland-before-dramatic-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=8708","title":{"rendered":"Massive 15-foot python traps man on truck in Garland before dramatic capture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garland Animal Control officers responded to a wild call involving a massive 15-foot reticulated python threatening a neighborhood last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Massive python traps man on truck in Garland before dramatic capture\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XuocgU3zGOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A resident found the python near the intersection of Apache Drive and Broadway Boulevard on June 6, around 11 p.m., officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-321-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-321-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-321-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-321-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-321.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the time officers arrived, the python had circled a yard and even trapped a man on top of his truck, according to the Garland Animal Shelter and Adoption Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-318-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-318-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-318-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-318-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-318.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The python tried to strike several times and a tense crowd gathered to watch; however, the Center said that the officer remained calm and focused. Eventually, the officer&#8217;s patience and careful work paid off, and the python was safely captured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1350\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1350;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thich.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Bravery, compassion, and public safety-that&#8217;s what our Animal Control Officers bring every day,&#8221; the Garland Animal Shelter and Adoption Center said on a Facebook post. &#8220;No matter the call, we show up. Because our duty never ends.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-319-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-319-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-319-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-319-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-319.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center said the python&#8217;s escape was accidental and &#8220;caused no harm or incidents.&#8221; Garland Animal Services officers have identified its owner, and the python is scheduled to be picked up on Wednesday and relocated outside Garland city limits, as the city prohibits the ownership of exotic animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-320-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-320-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-320-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-320-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-320.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garland Animal Control officers responded to a wild call involving a massive 15-foot reticulated python threatening a neighborhood last Friday. A resident found the python near the intersection of Apache Drive and Broadway Boulevard on June 6, around 11 p.m., officials said. 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