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北卡罗来纳州农场上一根“围栏柱”，原来是失踪的蟒蛇

理查德·伍德以为自己看到的是围栏材料。结果，他在北卡罗来纳州雷福德附近找到了失踪数周的宠物蟒蛇。

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究竟是什么让一个街区持续数周寻找失踪的蟒蛇的行动画上句号？在北卡罗来纳州雷福德附近理查德·伍德的农场上，答案是一次普通的围栏施工——以及他仔细查看一件起初以为是围栏柱的东西。失踪的宠物竟出现在他自己的地界上。⁠2

2026年11月4日星期三，伍德在霍克县卡洛韦路发现了这条蟒蛇。他和女儿佩顿先将它控制住，随后动物管理部门赶到并将其带走。霍克县动物收容所当天宣布找回了这条蛇，结束了自10月初以来的搜寻。⁠2⁠4

收容所在《桑希尔斯哨兵报》转载的一则更新中写道：“我们很高兴地报告，这位滑溜溜的越狱高手已安全得到控制，正式踏上回家之路！”这则消息确认了最重要的结果：这条蛇已不再在外游荡。但它并未明确证实，最终是否已经交还主人。⁠4

那根并不是围栏柱的东西

伍德请工人安装围栏时，注意到了地上的那个东西。在那种情境下，另一块围栏材料本不值得特别留意。然而，他发现的却是一条蟒蛇；WRAL较详细的报道说它长6到7英尺——这是报道所述的长度，并非有记录在案的测量结果。⁠2

伍德告诉WRAL：“没想到，那根不是围栏柱，而是一条蛇。”他很快就认出了它，尽管失踪宠物的警告早已从他脑海中淡去。他说：“我马上就知道那是失踪的那条蛇，但已经过了这么久，我把这事忘得一干二净了。”⁠2

他的妻子倒是一直更记挂这件事。伍德说，妻子始终担心蟒蛇还在附近游荡，而他则坚持认为它不可能还活着，并在街区里四处游荡。蟒蛇出现在他们的地界上，平息了这场家庭分歧。她的担忧比他的确信持续得更久。⁠2

没想到她说对了，我错了，这倒也不是什么新鲜事。

理查德·伍德 2

知道那是哪条蛇，并不意味着伍德知道该怎么处理它。他给一位饲养大型蛇类的朋友打了电话。据伍德说，朋友首先安慰他：“它大概不会咬你。”伍德形容这条蟒蛇相当温顺，不过在空旷处似乎有些紧张。这只是他对当时情况的判断，并不保证处理它是安全的。⁠2

伍德问朋友一个Rubbermaid收纳箱能不能用，随后他和佩顿抓住蛇尾，让它爬进箱子。之后，动物管理部门的工作人员和另一名协助收蛇的男子赶到。WRAL称这名帮手是马修·乔治，也被称为“山地马特”。收容所的更新感谢了这名帮手和伍德。⁠2⁠4

找回宠物，不是处理建议

这次临时控制蛇的办法奏效了。不过，这并不是官员在搜寻期间要求公众尝试的做法。霍克县动物管理部门主任克里斯蒂·派兰特10月给出的建议是：保持安全距离，让儿童和宠物远离，并把捕捉工作留给动物管理部门。⁠6

派兰特说，主人曾形容这条蟒蛇性情温顺，习惯被人抱持。但一只离开熟悉环境的熟悉宠物，仍是一种体型较大、能够自我防卫的动物。缅甸蟒无毒；但这并不意味着接近它没有风险。她警告说：“它们可能力量很大，而且和任何动物一样，如果感到受到威胁，就可能采取防御反应。”这些提醒针对的是蛇尚未找回、仍在外游荡的时期，并不表示它找回后仍有逃逸情况。⁠6

据《桑希尔斯哨兵报》报道，收容所于10月5日发出首条寻蛇通报，涉及卡罗莱纳马术公园附近的卡洛韦路一带。11月4日找回这条蛇，距离那则警告已近一个月。蛇具体是哪天逃走的仍不清楚：《WBTV》称它于10月6日逃出，这与《桑希尔斯哨兵报》关于前一天已发布通报的说法不符。相比精确计算它在外游荡的天数，“自10月初以来失踪”有更充分的依据。⁠4⁠7

找回蛇的相关报道没有提及有人受伤。伍德认为主人住在附近、相隔也就几栋房子，但这是他的判断，并非经核实的住址。报道也没有明确说明蟒蛇是在11月4日的什么时间被发现或带走。可以确定的是，蟒蛇被发现并成功控制，随后在动物管理部门参与下被带走。⁠2⁠4

对伍德来说，这次遭遇带来的是一段故事，而不是对养蛇的新兴趣。当被问及这是否让他考虑自己养一条蟒蛇时，他告诉WRAL：“我是说，我不会养它当宠物。”找到街区里失踪的那条，已经足够了。⁠2

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在此处引用的来源中，Sandhills Sentinel最先发布，比本报道播出早15小时。 随后还有3家媒体发布。
  1. Sandhills Sentinel
  2. WRAL.com
  3. Hyperlocal Loop
  4. WRAL
  5. HeyDay News

6篇早期文章作为背景资料参阅。2家媒体未注明日期：charlotteobserver.comUPI

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来自 11 家媒体的 13 个来源· 引用最多的优先

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  1. A farmer mistook a missing boa constrictor for a fence post.
  2. The pet snake is now safely contained after weeks loose near homes in North Carolina. Animal control helped collect it, ending the search that had kept nearby residents watching their surroundings.
  3. How did an ordinary fencing job finally bring the missing animal into custody?
  4. Richard Wood found the boa on his farm on Calloway Road near Raeford. That's in Hoke County, in the same broad area where residents had been warned to watch for the missing pet near Carolina Horse Park.
  5. Wood had workers putting up a fence when he noticed something lying on the ground. At first, he took it for another piece of fencing material. Then he realized what he was looking at.
  6. The boa was described as six to seven feet long. Wood recognized it as the missing snake, even though so much time had passed that he'd stopped expecting to encounter it. He said he'd almost forgotten about the escape.
  7. His wife hadn't forgotten. She'd remained worried about the animal being loose nearby, while Wood had insisted it couldn't still be alive and wandering around the neighborhood. Finding it on their own property settled that disagreement. As he put it, “Lo and behold, she was right, and I was wrong, so that's not unusual.”
  8. Wood called a friend who raises large snakes because he wasn't sure what to do. The friend told him it probably wouldn't bite. Wood described the boa as fairly docile, but said it appeared nervous out in the open.
  9. The animal had been missing since early October. By the time it appeared beside the fencing work, the neighborhood had spent weeks wondering where it might turn up.
  10. The shelter issued its first alert on October fifth. Wood found the snake on November fourth, almost a month later. Those dates mark the warning and recovery; the precise day the pet escaped is unclear.
  11. Wood asked his friend whether a Rubbermaid storage container would work, and the friend agreed. Wood and his daughter, Peyton, then took hold of the snake's tail and let it move into the container.
  12. The snake was contained before animal control arrived. Officials came with Matthew George, also known as Mountain Mat, who helped collect it. Wood said the people collecting the boa had been looking for the missing animal.
  13. The county shelter thanked Wood for finding the snake and the helper for picking it up. Wood believed its owner lived only a couple of houses away, though that was his understanding of where the owner lived.
  14. The Hoke County Animal Shelter announced the recovery that same day. It said the boa was safely secured and on its way home. No injuries were reported during the recovery.
  15. The owner's description of a docile pet had shaped the earlier search. Animal control director Kristi Pylant said the snake was accustomed to handling. But she warned that a large animal outside its familiar surroundings could react defensively if threatened.
  16. Boa constrictors are non-venomous, but Pylant's guidance during the search was to keep a safe distance and leave capture to animal control. She also told residents to keep children and pets away. That warning applied while this snake was loose.
  17. Wood said the encounter hadn't made him want a boa of his own. The missing pet was contained and collected with animal control's involvement. The shelter said it was heading home, but a completed handoff to its owner hasn't been confirmed.

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