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LOS ANGELES - A sick python ditched in a dumpster in downtown Los Angeles is getting a second chance at life thanks to a local animal rescuer.

The backstory:

Reptile handler Joseph Hart, who runs the rescue organization SoCal Reptile Hunter , said he received a call for help on Tuesday about a snake that was found in a dumpster at a downtown LA apartment complex. The snake was found in a small bin and its mouth was swollen due to a bad infection, something Hart later said is common in the pet trade.

Concerned neighbors called Hart after local police, animal control, and other animal services reportedly declined to take the python or said they would euthanize the animal.

Video shows Hart climbing into the dumpster and grabbing hold of the large snake, a female he later

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