Overview

• A six-foot-long tan-coloured boa constrictor disappeared from Chesterman Beach on Sunday afternoon, and no confirmed sightings have emerged.
• The snake’s owner reported it missing on Monday after it slithered away during a beach visit.
• The Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network is coordinating the search and urging anyone who spots a log-like movement to contact them immediately.
• Under B.C. law boa constrictors are classified as restricted animals and require permits for ownership and transport when they exceed three metres in length.
• Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network officials say this is the first missing-snake case in their 14 years of operation.