Construction workers find 11-foot python in pipe

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Construction crews in south Florida came across a slithery trespasser as they worked on a site.

An 11-foot python emerged from a pipe.

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A Miami worker said he was about to move some pipes when he noticed the snake Tuesday morning.

He said he grabbed the snake by its tail and it tried to bite him. Another worker grabbed its head.

Crews said the pipes have been sitting there for a month and they think someone dumped the snake.

Workers said they had never seen anything like it.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission removed the snake.

The fate of the snake was not released.

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