Missing python found after escaping from Atlanta Zoo


              This Sept. 19, 2014 photo provided by the San Diego County Department of Animal Services shows a boa constrictor that has been seized from a man in San Diego, Calif. Authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014  that 27-year-old Travis Eisner-Young was arrested while driving his pedicab Sept. 16. When police found him, he had a ball python around his neck. After learning that Eisner-Young had at least one more snake, Animal Services officers went to his hotel room and found a boa constrictor, seen in this photo, in poor condition. (AP Photo/San Diego County Department of Animal Services)
This Sept. 19, 2014 photo provided by the San Diego County Department of Animal Services shows a boa constrictor that has been seized from a man in San Diego, Calif. Authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 that 27-year-old Travis Eisner-Young was arrested while driving his pedicab Sept. 16. When police found him, he had a ball python around his neck. After learning that Eisner-Young had at least one more snake, Animal Services officers went to his hotel room and found a boa constrictor, seen in this photo, in poor condition. (AP Photo/San Diego County Department of Animal Services)

ATLANTA (AP) - Official say a large python has been found after leaving its private cage at the Atlanta Zoo.

Zoo Atlanta spokeswoman Rachel Davis tells local news media that the nearly 6-foot long, non-venomous Timor python was located Sunday morning. The snake had escaped Saturday from the zoo's Conservation Breeding Center.

Davis says the snake is a semi-arboreal species native to southeast Asia and described as non-aggressive and shy. The snake is about 1-2 inches in diameter and weighs more than 6 pounds. It has a yellow and dark-brown patterned skin.

Davis said the snake was unlikely to eat anything heavier than 2 pounds. Such pythons typically feed on birds and small mammals and pose no hazard to humans or domestic pets.

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