🐍 An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding beneath a shed in a Freehold backyard, prompting a dramatic rescue. 🚒 Animal control officers dismantled part of the shed to safely remove the giant snake after it swallowed a possum. That’s what animal control officers at the Monmouth County SPCA said when they received a call about a massive 8-foot Burmese python found in someone’s backyard in Freehold. ALSO READ: NJ wildlife center overwhelmed after caring for 167 dumped turtlesGiant python with a possum still inside it was rescued from under a backyard shed in Freehold (MCSPCA screenshot from a video via Facebook) Giant python with a possum still inside it was rescued from under a backyard shed in Freehold (MCSPCA screenshot from a video via Facebook)8-foot Burmese python found hiding under backyard shedThe non-native snake was first spotted in the yard on Wednesday, but then it hid itself under the floorboards of the homeowner’s shed. Giant python with a possum still inside it was rescued from under a backyard shed in Freehold (MCSPCA screenshot from a video via Facebook) Giant python with a possum still inside it was rescued from under a backyard shed in Freehold (MCSPCA screenshot from a video via Facebook)X-ray reveals python recently swallowed a possumThe python had a bulging belly and an X-ray showed it had recently eaten a large possum.