The snake, a female later named Apple by her rescuer, had been placed in the dumpster inside of a plastic container Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A 20-foot python was discovered perched on top of a dumpster in a parking garage at the Piero Apartments in downtown Los Angeles, creating quite a stir among residents. When animal control and LAPD ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A woman discovered a 20-foot python in the dumpster at her apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. Teresa Sanchez had just pulled into the garage at The Piero ...

A 20-foot python with a severe mouth infection was found abandoned in a dumpster in downtown Los Angeles. The snake was rescued by a local reptile handler after police and animal control were ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --A Los Angeles woman pulled into the parking garage at her apartment complex and quickly noticed something unusual atop the dumpster -- a 20-foot python. Teresa Sanchez said she arrived ...

A woman found a 20-foot-long python in the dumpster of a downtown Los Angeles apartment building on Aug. 5 The snake, a female later named Apple by rescuer Joseph Hart of SoCal Reptile Hunter, had ...

Matthew Rodriguez is a digital producer for CBS Los Angeles. He's previously reported for local outlets like the Argonaut and Pasadena Weekly. Matt typically covers breaking news and crime. Downtown ...

A woman recalls the shocking moment she discovered a 20-foot python in the dumpster at her apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. Teresa Sanchez said she had just pulled into the garage at ...