Using a photo from the city, the state herpetologist identified it as a northern watersnake, a much more common, nonvenomous snake. The post Report of rare, venomous snake in Mass. city likely ‘a case of misidentification,

Snake hunters across Florida are participating in the annual “Python Challenge.” The goal of the 10-day event is to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the state. The Python Challenge began at midnight on Friday and will conclude on July 20. The challenge offers a $10,000 cash prize to the hunter who removes the most pythons.