Mrs. Landsell said some of her cats have disappeared as well. Although Game and Fish officials have suggested that what residents have seen is an oversized cottonmouth, Mrs. Landsell said this is no normal snake. We've seen it early in the morning or late in the evening. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission officers have searched the Landsells' property. Boa constrictors need water to survive, but the snakes only eat every two weeks.
Many boa constrictors are domestic reptiles kept as pets.
Those could be a feast for a snake this big. Marty Powell, a Little River County deputy sheriff, said he had heard that someone released a pet boa constrictor in Foreman a few months ago, but nothing was confirmed. Williamson said the snake is the talk of the town, but a few people have chalked the story up to lore. There are small animals disappearing, so something is happening down here. Past Weeks' News Archives - Archives of past weeks' Daily Selected News Stories.