Crime & Safety
Snake Found Entangled In FL Car’s Engine: Watch
A snake initially thought to be a python was found entangled in the engine of a car this week, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said.
LEHIGH ACRES, FL — A snake initially thought to be a python was found entangled in the engine of a Lehigh Acres car this week, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post. (Watch a video of its removal from the car below.)
Deputies responded to the home after receiving a call about a “15- to 20-foot python” in the engine compartment.
When Sgt. Van Pelt, a state-licensed python contractor, arrived, he found “a much smaller, red rat snake soaking up heat in the engine bay,” the sheriff’s office said.
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The snake was safely removed from the car and released in a wooded area nearby.
Watch a video of the snake's removal from the car:
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