In Ketchum, Idaho, a 12-foot long snake resembling a Burmese Python was discovered in the woods outside of town. When animal control officers came in capture it, they noticed something unusual.

Dave Methlian, one of the officers on the scene noted that, "This thing was extremely fast, it slithered around about as fast as a dog could run". He went on to add that it's eyes seemed to glow red, "and it had these demonic eyes that looked like they were on fire."

They finally cornered the serpent by a fence in the back of a hardware store. Tranquilizer darts wouldn't put the thing down. All the usual tools, harnesses, nets, and hooks became overpowered by the extremely strong snake. When the python began charging towards the officers, Robert Kendall, another officer, racted quickly, "I just took out a gun, and shot it in the head."

It worked.

However, veterinarian Karen Thompson noticed something very unusual about the python upon examination at city's animal control center. "It had electrical wires running through it".

An autopsy revealed a network of electrical wires, circuitry, motors, and what appeared to be power source inside the snake. "It's a bionic snake" replied Thompson.

Authorities don't know where the snake came from, or how long it's been here. There are no leads as to who created it.

Robert Boyd, the city's electrical engineer was brought in to examine the inner-workings of the snake, and expressed amazement, "It's nothing I've ever seen before", he replied. "I mean, I've never even seen this kind of wiring before." He went on to describe the power source, "It's like a rectangular chamber with liquid inside. It appears to be Mercury."

While city officials invited researchers at nearby University of Idaho to come provide further analysis, they plan to keep the snake locally as a future tourist attraction.