10-foot python found during Bay Area sideshow bust

SAN FRANCISCO  — A 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the North Bay that attracted hundreds of people, authorities say.

The Vallejo Police Department said officials received multiple calls around 11:12 p.m. Friday of a sideshow involving roughly 500 vehicles in that bay area city. Drivers were blocking traffic, beaming lasers into the eyes of other motorists, and spinning their vehicles, according to a police statement.