ORLANDO, Fla. -- A woman in Orlando who went looking for her cat made a horrifying discovery. Instead of finding her favorite pet, she found a huge boa constrictor in her back yard on Oregon Street.

"She said, 'I've got a big snake. Would you please come and help us with him," explained Corey Hicks, Critter Control.

The 9-and-half-foot long snake he had just eaten the cat that used to call the back yard home.

"What happens is these animals notice pets in yards. They set up shop here. It's like a big buffet for them," Hicks said.

Hicks said, despite their side, the big snakes are experts at camouflage.

"Unless this guy is cruising across your driveway, across your street or just hanging out in your yard, you would never see him," he said.

Hicks said he's sees it all the time. It was the sixth snake he's been called to capture in the past few months. He said people buy the animals but soon realize they are a lot to handle and just let them go.

"It's just irresponsible pet ownership," Hicks said.

The snake will not be harmed. The guys at Critter Control plan to take him on as a pet and call him their new mascot.

Credits: WFTV.com Channel 9