Don’t panic.

A hunt is underway for a boa constrictor on the Gold Coast after police mistakenly released the snake.

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Police captured the 2-metre-long snake at Surfers Paradise on March 26 after it was spotted by passers-by. It was thought to be a harmless python and was released into bushland at the Southport Spit.

However, the release quickly turned into a retrieval when Biosecurity Queensland identified the snake as a South American boa constrictor, which can pose a threat to reptiles and other wild and domestic animals.

Via gifbay.com

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