Dead giant python found in canal
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Police are appealing for information after a 16ft reticulated python big enough to attack humans was found dead in a canal near to Rishton, between Blackburn and Accrington, on Sunday aftenoon.
A reptile expert recovered the python, which is believed to have been around 12 to 15 years old and appears to have suffered from a respiratory disease.