SECAUCUS — A seven-foot boa constrictor found this morning at the Century 21 distribution warehouse will get a new home in Ridgefield Park after several local zoos and animal shelters said they didn’t want the reptile.
Employees of the fashion warehouse located at 70 Enterprise Avenue North found the seven-foot boa this morning in a drainage pipe and called Secaucus animal control.
For several hours, animal control and other town officials tried in vain to get someone — anyone — to take the seven-footer away.
Around 1:45 p.m., local resident and reptile aficionado Angel Marra came to the rescue. Marra picked up the snake and has told animal control that it will be given to well-known state-licensed conservationist Joseph D’Angeli.
D’Angeli, who runs a number of educational programs featuring bats, snakes, and other animals, runs a wildlife center in Ridgefield Park.
So, how exactly did the reptile make its way into a drainage pipe in Secaucus? Town officials point out that boas are not indigenous to the area and the animal was almost certainly someone’s abandoned pet who got dumped somewhere nearby. — E. Assata Wright