In a south Oklahoma City mobile home park, management has advised residents against discussing the presence of a 13-foot-long cat-eating albino python that is reportedly still at large in the neighborhood.
Residents allege that the park’s management was aware of the python since June but took no action to address the situation.
A resident who chose to remain unidentified due to concerns about eviction stated that the park’s management only began addressing the python issue after a resident photographed the snake and shared the image.
This resident, who has lived in the park for a decade, expressed that the management’s attempt to discourage residents from speaking to the media felt like intimidation.
Recently, residents have noted an increase in the number of cats going missing in the neighborhood.
The situation gained wider attention after a photograph of the albino python near one of the homes circulated online. Initially, the snake was believed to be a five-foot-long ball python.
However, upon consulting an expert, it was identified as a reticulated python approximately 13 feet in length, which has been feeding on cats.
The expert, Trevor Bounds, was hired to address the python issue. He informed KFOR that he is waiting for park maintenance to complete repairs to a siding before he can proceed.
Bounds confirmed that the python has survived by consuming cats for about five months. He pointed out physical signs around a house indicating the snake’s prolonged presence, including marks from rain and heat.
Management of the park has since issued alerts to its residents, cautioning them against discussing the python issue with the media.
One of these alerts implied that media outlets might be interested in the story due to a lack of other news and advised residents to direct journalists to leave the community without providing any comments.
Some residents claimed that they received threats of eviction if they continued to speak with the media. Another alert with a similar warning was sent out later in the week.
One resident revealed that the trailer home associated with the python’s sightings was located near the park’s pool. The pool had been closed during the summer without a given reason, leading the resident to speculate that the closure was due to safety concerns related to the python.
Despite multiple attempts by KFOR to gather a statement from the park’s management, they were ejected from the property three times on one Friday and again on the following Wednesday. The park is owned by a company called Yes! Communities.
Although KFOR reached out to Yes! Communities’ media relations, they have not received a response.
Offsite, a representative wearing a Yes! Communities shirt told KFOR that the staff only became aware of the snake when the photograph went viral and insisted that the snake was likely only five feet long and restricted to one trailer.
However, Bounds contradicted this claim, stating that imaging confirmed the snake’s length to be around 13 feet.
He believes the python has been present in the park for roughly five months.
As of the last update, the python’s whereabouts within the property remain unknown.
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