Ball Python Invades Somerville: 4-Foot Pet Snake Inspires Twilight Surveillance

Following Somerville’s doorbell-camera python debut, the city’s pet owners now google, 'What to do if you spot a python?' and 'Can pythons survive in Massachusetts?' Animal Control confirms the python’s non-native, non-venomous status, yet the spectacle of midnight snake-spotters—armed with flashlights and existential dread—remains. One local quipped, 'Somerville’s never been so united by fear of a lost sock puppet.'
Ball python Somerville hunt: 4-foot white snake triggers midnight neighborhood patrols and viral social media tips. Is a lost python dangerous? Residents wonder: can pythons open doors, or just hearts?