KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Two South Carolina troopers got here to a girl’s rescue when she seen a snake in her automotive whereas she was driving down the interstate.
The South Carolina Department of Safety mentioned Mary Alice Simmons was headed down I-20 in Kershaw County when she noticed a snake on the floorboard of the passenger seat.
She mentioned she remained calm and managed to drag over onto the shoulder.
“I definitely freaked out. I’m surprised I didn’t wreck,” Simmons advised SCDPS.
She known as 911 and dispatchers advised her they’d ship Highway Patrol out to assist her out together with her slithering scenario.
Senior Trooper Bruce Horton and Sgt. Jonathan Oxandaboure responded to the decision and located Simmons who was slightly rattled.
By the time troopers arrived the four-foot-long King snake had already made its option to the dashboard.
“She was having a rough day, that’s for sure,” Oxandaboure mentioned. “I felt bad for the lady because she wanted to burn the car.”
Oxandaboure then opened the automotive door and grabbed the snake with one hand behind the pinnacle and the opposite on the tail.
“This trooper had to be a good ole country boy,” Simmons mentioned. “He reached in there, grabbed that snake, and pulled him right out like it was a cute little kitten.”
He then launched the snake right into a swamp close to his workplace.
Simmons mentioned she appreciated each troopers for answering her name and serving to eliminate her unwelcomed passenger.
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