A homeowner in South Florida made a startling discovery as he was cleaning out his shed on Sunday night.

Much to his surprise, the homeowner in Hileah found a 13-foot, 100-pound albino Burmese python as it was devouring a cat’s skull.

The homeowner reported the slithering beast to the city, which quickly sent authorities to come retrieve it.

Startling find: A homeowner in South Florida found a 13-foot, 100-pound albino Burmese python as it was devouring a cat’s skull in his shed on Sunday night

Snake report: The homeowner reported the slithering beast to the city, which quickly sent authorities to come retrieve it

It took five rescuers to safely carry the python out of the shed.

The homeowner, who is missing one of his three cats, witnessed the snake gnawing on a feline skull when he made his chilling discovery, CBS News reports.

‘Speaking with the neighbors, apparently there’s a couple of rabbits and a cat missing from the neighborhood recently,’ Lietuentt. Lisa Wood of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Venom Unit told the news station, ‘so the snake may be to blame for that.’

Wood said she believes the python had escaped from somebody’s home, since albino snakes rarely survive in the wild.

The snake left behind a giant load of its own skin, indicating it had been in the homeowner’s shed for some time.

Heavy load: It took five rescuers to safely carry the python out of the shed

Strange pet: The python is believed to have escaped from somebody¿s home, since albino snakes rarely survive in the wild

Burmese pythons have been a continual problem in South Florida, according to the Huffington Post, especially in the Everglades, where their population of 150,000 threatens the local ecosystem.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission held a Python Challenge earlier this year, encouraging locals to hunt and kill the giant snakes while offering rewards for the most and largest ones caught.

Those who participated captured 68 snakes in total.

Months later, Jason Leon of Hileah snagged the largest python ever caught in Florida, which was reportedly 18-feet and 8 inches, according to the Huffington Post.

Safe removal: Local authorities safely put the python in a bag to remove it from the property

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