JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse …
Jail cell
Goat on the lam snarls NJ's…
Thailand urged to explore…
BANGKOK (AP) — Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global…
Ferris wheel ride world record…
CHICAGO (AP) — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for …
Funeral home has bicycle hearse…
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the …
Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo…
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center,…
Advertisement
5-foot-long rat snake removed from Texas jail
Unwelcome visitor freed by reptile-friendly deputy
Updated: Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012, 9:35 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012, 9:35 AM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- An unwelcome visitor at a North Texas jail has been freed by a reptile-friendly deputy.
Cpl. Mike McNicholas of the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office helped remove the 5-foot-long rat snake from some overhead pipe space.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Monday that an inmate at the county's Greenbay jail facility had spotted the snake above his cell.
McNicholas blamed the nonvenomous snake for the inside job, saying the creature probably got into the jail through exhaust fans or air conditioning ducts. He thinks the snake couldn't get back out and would have starved if not helped.
McNicholas carried the snake to a vacant lot near the jail and freed the critter near a creek.
 | With WIVB.com's new commenting system you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more. If you have a WIVB.com login you can still use it in our Participate section. |
Email This
PrintThis
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement