Exotic pet snakes found in Mill Creek; Reptile Zoo to close

Exotic pet snakes found in Mill Creek; Reptile Zoo to close

Last month, a maintenance team discovered four baby ball pythons thousands of miles away from their natural habitat in a local nature preserve in Mill Creek. Ball pythons are native to Africa and are not part of the local ecosystem in Washington. The four snakes were likely abandoned pets. “I do have a phobia I can share with you: toilet snakes,” KIRO host Jake Skorheim shared. “Does anybody else have that phobia? Here’s a little peek behind the…