Crime & Safety
WATCH: Man Steals Python By Stuffing It In His Pants
Watch him in the act, then walk out like nothing happened.
A man robbed a Portland, Oregon, pet store by sticking a python in his pants — and it was all caught on video.
Christin Bjugan, the store’s owner, reported the snake missing Friday afternoon, a Fox6 report said. Bjugan reviewed the store’s surveillance video the next day, according to the report.
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She saw him reach into the cage, take the $200 black pastel ball python out and stuff it in the front of his pants.
(This is the part where we’ll just let you make your own pun. Go ahead; we’ll wait.)
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You can watch him in the act in the video above.
The man then walks awkwardly out of the store, “Trying to act like there’s not a snake in his pants,” Bjugan told Fox.
Patch reached out to Portland Police for more information, including whether he has been captured yet, and we’ll let you know when we hear back.
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