Large snake found along Mississauga’s Credit River

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A large snake measuring more than two metres was found dead in Mississauga.

The snake was discovered on the shoreline of the Credit River at Erindale Park, the City of Mississauga Animal Services said in a statement.

Animal Services received a call about the snake after footage of the partially submerged reptile surfaced on social media on Monday.

“It appears that an otherwise healthy snake succumbed to the conditions,” according to the statement.

Many on Reddit’s Mississauga page suspected the snake was a pet owned by someone who could have “surrendered” it to a reptile rescue instead of “abandoning it outside to die.”

One commenter said: “Those snakes are used to living in tropical and near-tropical habitats, and the cold water you see it immersed in in the creek is going to weaken it and likely kill it.”

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The snake was believed to be a non-native species, possibly a red-tail boa constrictor, Animal Services said, which needs a “much warmer climate and temperatures for survival.”

Officials advised that any sightings of exotic snakes — alive or dead — should be immediately reported to Animal Services.