LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies had been known as to a Florida home to take away a 15- to 20-foot python from a automotive engine. When they arrived, that is not what they discovered.
The caller mentioned the large python was entangled within the engine compartment of their automotive that was parked in Lehigh Acres.
A Lee County Sheriff’s Office sergeant eliminated a snake from a automotive engine. (Photo: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)
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When Sgt. Van Pelt bought there, that is not what he discovered. Pelt, a state-licensed python contractor, peeked into the automotive engine and did not see a python, however as an alternative a a lot smaller crimson rat snake, in keeping with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
A Lee County Sheriff’s Office sergeant eliminated a snake from a automotive engine. (Photo: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)
The crimson rat snake was safely eliminated and launched into a close-by wooded space.
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According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, crimson rat snakes sometimes vary from 30 to 48 inches in size, however can develop as much as 6 ft. Red rat snakes haven’t any poisonous venom or fangs.