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Conservation officers successfully wrangled a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor near Comox on Vancouver Island on Thursday.

Officers were alerted to a "potential large snake on the loose" in Miracle Beach Provincial Park, about 150 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, according to a Facebook post from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS).

Some trails were temporarily closed, and park visitors were turned away at trail entrances, while officers searched for the snake.

Conservation officers are investigating the circumstances of the loose snake.