A massive 8-foot python was found in a New Jersey backyard​. The 40-pound snake is now safely back in a cage, but not before it gave residents in Freehold a scare.

An eight-foot long python has been rescued after a resident spotted it in their backyard. A Freehold resident called the Monmouth County SPCA reporting that a non-native snake was seen in their backyard, the organization said on its Facebook page. Video of the rescue was posted to its account.

A resident in Freehold had quite the surprise in his backyard. An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding under the floor of a shed, the Monmouth County SPCA said. A local contractor removed the floorboards and animal control officer gently unwound the snake so as not to cause injury,