Woman opens the hood of her strange-acting SUV and finds a PYTHON has dislodged the serpentine belt
- Police in Omro, Wisconsin, got a call for a motorist assist Wednesday after a driver found a ball python coiled in her engine
- The snake had dislodged the aptly-named serpentine belt causing the vehicle to run in a strange way
- Officers attempted to remove the snake, but eventually had to call in an expert
- Local herpetologist was able to coax the non-venomous serpent out of its hiding place and take it to safety
A Wisconsin woman was left startled after she opened the hood on her SUV to investigate an engine problem only to discover her serpentine belt had been replaced by a real-life serpent.
According to the Omro Police Department, just before 7pm, they received a 911 call requesting a motorist assist.
Responding officers learned from the driver that she pulled over on the side of the road because she noticed that her SUV was ‘running strangely’.
Real-life serpentine belt: A woman in Wisconsin discovered this massive ball python under the hood of her SUV on Wednesday evening
Police were called to the scene to help remove the snake, which had knocked off the SUV’s serpentine belt and wedged itself between the engine and the skid plate
When she popped the hood, the woman was stunned to find a massive snake, later identified as a ball python, coiled in the engine compartment.
‘The serpentine belt was thrown off which explains the vehicle not running properly,’ police said in a Facebook post.
A pair of officers grasped the slithery stowaway and attempted to extract it from the vehicle, but they quickly discovered that pythons are ‘incredibly strong!’
The Winnebago County Dispatch then reached out to herpetologist Steve ‘The Snake Man’ Keller, who runs ‘Steve Keller’s Traveling Snake Show,’ and requested his assistance.
Expert to the rescue: Local herpetologist Steve Keller was called to the scene and was able to extract the slithery creature
Ball pythons are native to Africa and are commonly sold as pets
The reptile expert was able to dislodge the python from its hiding place between the engine and the skid plate, and take it to safety.
‘The reluctant reptile is alive and well, just tired and scared,’ police later reported.
The snake-free SUV was eventually taken away from the scene by a tow truck.
Ball pythons are native to Africa and prefer warm climates. They are non-venomous and are commonly sold as pets.
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