Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe RIVERSIDE, Calif., April 12 (UPI) -- A California animal control officer said she captured the "Monster of Lake Evans," a 15-foot Burmese python apparently abandoned by its owner. Riverside County Animal Control Officer Kristina Hillegart said she responded Friday to a report of a huge snake at Lake Evans in Riverside's Fairmont Park and discovered the 60-pound reptile near the bank of the lake, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported Monday. Advertisement Hillegart, who nicknamed the snake the "Monster of Lake Evans," said the snake did not put up too much resistance and was easily lured into the back of her vehicle. She said the snake, believed to be a pet abandoned when it became too large for its owner to handle, is being cared for by animal control employees and will be given to a rescue organization specializing in exotic pets if a new home can't be found.
