Firefighters in Scottsdale, Arizona, responded to an unusual call Wednesday after a driver noticed a large snake sticking out from under a pickup truck.
Aaron Ricks, who was driving from Mesa to Scottsdale, called 911 after parking his car and noticing a large snake, identified as a boa constrictor, poking its head out from under his truck. I reported it to the police. FOX 10 Phoenix reported.
“I thought it was a shopping bag or something like plastic. Maybe something had run over it,” he told the magazine. “So I walked back to the truck to see what it was and was completely shocked to see this big old snake looking down at me. ”
Police transported Ricks to the Scottsdale Fire Department, where firefighters responded to the call.
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The Scottsdale Fire Department responded Wednesday to a strange call in which a man spotted a large boa constrictor sticking its head out from under his pickup truck. (Scottsdale Fire Department)
Once crews arrived at Ricks' truck, they “carefully removed the undercarriage skid plate” to access and remove the bore constrictor, the fire department said.
The snake was unharmed during removal and was turned over to the Arizona Herpetological Society, the department said.
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Aaron Ricks (left) and Scottsdale firefighters remove a boa constrictor from his truck. (Scottsdale Fire Department)
Mason Brill with the Phoenix Reptile and Amphibian Sanctuary told FOX 10 that the snake may have suffered minor burns because it was too close to the truck's engine, but there were no major injuries.
“An animal running into an engine is often never a good thing,” Brill said. “This girl is mostly unharmed because she was caught in the belt and almost caught on fire. Maybe some minor burns, but nothing too serious.”
Boa constrictors are considered pets because of their appearance. (Scottsdale Fire Department)
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Brill said if the snake is someone's pet, which the fire department suggested based on her appearance, they can contact the sanctuary to arrange adoption.
If the owner does not come forward and the snake is not adopted, it will spend the rest of its life in a sanctuary.
