Metre-long boa constrictor tests police response in Chilliwack, B.C.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Some suspects are tougher to take into custody than others, but Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., had no trouble with one unusual arrest.

Officers were called to an area behind a home in the Fraser Valley community, about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver, late last month.

They found a metre-long boa constrictor lounging in the backyard.

Cpl. Mike Rail says officers managed to corral the reptile until a company specializing in snake rescues could arrive from nearby Abbotsford.