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BOISE (KIVI<\/a>) \u2014 Imagine checking into your hotel room and discovering a guest you definitely didn\u2019t expect. That\u2019s exactly what happened at a Hyatt in Boise, where an albino ball python was patiently waiting to get acquainted with the next traveler.<\/p>\n

Hotel staff contacted Animal Care and Control, which safely transported the rare pet to the Idaho Humane Society\u2019s Dorman Street campus.<\/p>\n

Kristine Schellhaas, public information officer at the Idaho Humane Society, says that the snake\u2019s getting into the room remains a mystery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m unsure if he was in that room with his former owner, or if you know\u2026 snakes are pretty agile, and they can wiggle their way through a lot of different places, or if he came through like a vent, for example,\u201d Schellhaas said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey could have been hiding behind a fridge because it\u2019s warmer behind there, or crawled up behind a bed. We are very much unsure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Staff moved the snake into a specialized enclosure with heat lamps and proper conditioning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did get a call to come and rescue the little guy, and animal care and control came in and brought the snake back to our shelter where it has been hanging out in a snake enclosure with all of the appropriate heat lamps and skin conditioning programming and all of the other items that this little guy needs to feel healthy and well while they\u2019re waiting hopefully for reunited with their owner,\u201d Schellhaas said.<\/p>\n

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\"python\"<\/a>Greenlee Clark, KIVI <\/p>\n

Online, the discovery is getting plenty of reaction, ranging from \u201cnew fear unlocked\u201d to \u201cI know what I\u2019m putting in my request notes for my next hotel stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

One commenter claims they know the guest who found the python, saying they\u2019d been in the room all week and were \u201cdeathly afraid of snakes.\u201d The post says they mistook it for a rolled-up towel until they turned on the light. Idaho News 6 has reached out to that commenter but has yet to hear back.<\/p>\n

The shelter believes the expensive snake was not intentionally abandoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are holding this snake hoping that the owner will come forward. These are very expensive snakes, so we don\u2019t imagine that it was left behind in the room on purpose,\u201d Schellhaas said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no shame\u2026 we understand things happen. Just if you know that you\u2019re missing a snake or know someone who is, please come and get your little guy, and we\u2019d love to reunite them,\u201d Schellhaas said.<\/p>\n

Several people have already expressed interest in adoption if no owner comes forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would love to get the snake back in its rightful home,\u201d Schellhaas said.<\/p>\n

The python\u2019s owner can reclaim it at the Dorman campus at 4775 W Dorman Street, Boise, ID 83705, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with proof of ownership.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an interesting social media post, and people are either pro snake or against snakes, but he\u2019s a beautiful creature, and I, you know, I\u2019m sure he\u2019s missing his owner,\u201d Schellhaas said.<\/p>\n

The specific Hyatt location where the snake was discovered could not be confirmed by the Idaho Humane Society.<\/p>\n

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