An 8-foot-tall albino boa constrictor was found wrapped around a car engine at a South Carolina dealership Tuesday morning.
The exotic snake was found coiled under the hood of a 2015 Ford Focus at Beech Automotive in Myrtle Beach, according to a Facebook post by Russell Cavender, also known as the “Snake Chaser.” It was discovered that there was.
“I found so many things under the hood of my car,” Cavender wrote. “A possum, a squirrel rat, and a few snakes. [sic], but never an 8-foot albino boa constrictor. I think it’s a pretty interesting morning! ”
WPDE-TV reports that an auto mechanic was called to assist after he opened the hood and discovered a snake while working on a clutch shutter and recall.
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Russell Cavender said the snake may have crawled around the car’s engine to keep warm. (“Snake Chaser”, Russell Cavender/Matt Trudeau/TMX)
“When I opened the hood, I saw something big lying around, and I didn’t even know what it was,” Beech Automotive technician Tony Galli told the magazine. “I thought it was an oil sock to absorb oil. Then I thought, ‘No, that’s a snake.’ Then I poked it and it moved, and I thought, ‘That’s a snake.’ I thought, “I’m alive.”
Russell Cavender said it was the first time he had found an albino snake. (“Snake Chaser”, Russell Cavender/Matt Trudeau/TMX)
Boa constrictors are not venomous, but their bite can exert a lot of pressure and cause injury.
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Cavender believes the boa is someone’s pet because it’s not a native South Carolina snake. He said the snake was light and had wrinkles on its body, signs that it had not been well cared for.
Russell Cavender pulls an 8-foot albino boa constrictor from around the engine of his Ford Focus. (“Snake Chaser”, Russell Cavender/Juan Perez/TMX)
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According to WMBF, the “snake chaser” said he would care for the snake until the owner came forward, and if no one took possession of the boa, he would hand over the reptile to a breeder.
