Snake Startles Man at Gas Pump

[VoodooChile]

As though gas prices weren't enough..lol



Snake Surprises Pa. Man Pumping Gas
Boa Constrictor Slithers Out of Engine Compartment, Surprising Pa. Man Pumping Gas

A snake slithered out of the engine compartment of a man's SUV when he stopped to get gasoline, causing a bit of commotion at the station. Scott Naylor was at a Wawa convenience store in the city on Friday morning when a woman at the gas pump next to him began yelling, police said.

A boa constrictor more than 5 feet long was emerging from Naylor's engine compartment, police said. It slithered out to the store's parking lot, where police were able to capture it.

"It created quite a traffic jam there, because everybody wanted to see the snake," said police Detective Mark DiLuzio said. "(It's) something you don't see every day in a Wawa parking lot."

Naylor told authorities the snake wasn't his and that he had no clue it was in his vehicle, police said.

A wildlife control expert suggested the cold-blooded snake, which might have been an escaped pet, went up into Naylor's engine block to keep warm.

[deadliestformula]

I wonder how many cops it took to 'capture it'?

At least traffic stopped and didn't progress to run over the poor little thing...

[Stargazer]

That's one smart snake that knew to go outside, and find the engine block in a car to stay warm. That would never occur to my snakes.

[John_E_Dove]

Why am I never in the right place at the right time.

[Ursa Minor]

I wonder what they did with it?

[mpgt]

I keep wondering the same thing. I hope it's OK. Maybe the owner can claim it.

[Adrya]

Originally Posted by John_E_Dove

Why am I never in the right place at the right time.

Ditto that! I'm just one state away! LOL