Abandoned python run over and shot (Moldova.org)

A luckless Burmese python, possibly dumped by its owner in Michigan, was shot by a state trooper after being run over by a nervous driver.Brian Ahlin told the Muskegon (Mich.) Chronicle that he thought the 7-foot snake was a stick until it lunged at his Chevrolet Silverado. He said he ran it over because he was afraid his dog would jump out of the window and become a meal for the snake. I must …