After some research, CRACC found out that Sir Hiss-a-lot is a reticulated python, which is illegal to own as a pet in Iowa.

Sir Hiss-a-Lot has left the building. A nine-foot reticulated python found by Animal Control officers in Cedar Rapids is on ...

A 9-foot reticulated python found wandering loose in an Iowa resident's front yard has a new home in Illinois.

Most rattlesnakes gain their common names from their geographic distribution or some aspect of their physical appearance. A good example of the latter is the speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) ...