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The snake is mildly venomous and primarily eats amphibians and lizards ... Ralbovsky said any animal that sneaks into produce boxes is "just trying to find a place to hide from predators." ...

The nocturnal species eats mainly lizards and frogs, he added. The organization plans to either adopt a specialty diet for the snake or try to get the snake to eat small, frozen thawed mice.