What would you do if you found a 20-foot python in your apartment complex's dumpster? Well, that's exactly what happened Tuesday in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- What would you do if you found a 20-foot python in your apartment complex's dumpster?
Well, that's exactly what happened Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Joseph Hart - who's known as the Reptile Hunter - told Eyewitness News it appeared someone left the snake in a bin inside the dumpster.
The snake broke out and caught the attention of some of the apartment complex's tenants, prompting them to call for help, according to Hart.
The 25-year-old said calls were made to the local police department and animal control but no help was offered.
The snake - who's been named Apple - is suffering from a bacterial infection known as mouth rot.
"It can be pretty difficult to treat, especially if you don't have access to the right medicine, and if you're not given the proper caging and what not, and that's probably why she was dumped, unfortunately," said Hart.
He said he's using this moment as a way to teach people more about snakes.
"She's super gentle, and I think that's a really a misconception with snakes is that they're all evil, and that the moment you touch them, they're going to bite you, but ... she wants nothing to do with biting me," said Hart.
Apple is expected to make a full recovery in about three months.