Miami-Dade police were greeted by a headless snake when they responded to a domestic dispute, according to CBS Miami.
The officers arrived at an apartment complex after reports of a couple arguing and heard a fight going on between a man and woman inside one apartment.
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When multiple commands to open the door were ignored, police kicked it in when they heard a woman scream and a man hid behind the door as they entered.
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Police attempted to arrest the man but they allege he resisted and hit an officer in the face with an arm that was handcuffed and he was eventually put in leg restraints.
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The woman told the officers the man had bit off the head of her pet ball python and police found the reptile and its detached head next to a door.
Kevin Mayorga, 32, was arrested and initially charged with domestic violence, resisting an office, false imprisonment, and animal cruelty.