 NT police say the teen driver threatened officers with a live snake (file photo).
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Teen threatens police with snake
Australia - Northern Territory police say a teenager threatened two officers with a live snake when they pulled him over for an alcohol breath test.
The 17-year-old was driving a four-wheel drive when he was stopped at midnight ACST on Saturday in Darwin.
The teenager was breath tested, and police say he allegedly blew 0.131.
Police say the boy was then being questioned when he spotted a snake on the road. Seizing the opportunity, he snatched the reptile and pointed its head at the officers. Police told the teenager to drop it, but they say he instead took off into some nearby scrub with the snake still in hand.
The boy will be summonsed to appear in the Darwin Magistrates Court at a later date on charges of drink-driving and driving while unlicensed.
Police say they do not know what happened to the snake.
