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London, Ont. police on the hunt for a possible python

The Canadian Press Published Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:33PM EDT

File photo of Reggie, a royal python, taken at the London Zoo in England, on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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LONDON, Ont. - A metre and a half long snake, possibly a python, is on the loose in London, Ont.

Police say on Saturday they responded to a call around 11:15 p.m. of a snake sighting in the area of Avalon Street and Paterson Avenue.

Police say they saw the snake, which one officer believed was a python.

Officers attempted to contain and grab the snake, but it slithered under the front steps of a vacant home.

Police and animal control are continuing the search for the snake today.