"The snake probably was a pet that got too large to keep and too expensive to feed," Sheriff Lee Foster told Newsweek.

Mandy from The Reptile Zoo shares fun facts about Buttercup, an albino Burmese Python. Learn about their size, gentle nature, and restrictions due to the python ban.

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Animal Control Officer Christopher Peck arrived at the materials recovery facility and found the albino Burmese python was already dead. The reptile was measured at 17 feet 7 inches long.