Snake on the loose!

This funny story was in one of the recent veterinary mags and it made me smile so I thought I would share it with you;

A Vets Now clinic had a visit from riot police carrying a wiggly pillowcase after a snake went on the loose in Belfast. Officers from the Police Service of Northen Ireland were dispatched in full body armour and face shields - and carrying night sticks and riot shields- when a city resident reported seeing a snake slithering across her living room floor. Police took the 18 inch corn snake, which was later found to be called Jake, to Vets Now´s Belfast clinic for a health check. Jake had escaped from a neighbouring home and was later reunited with its owners. However, veterinary staff at the clinic had to break the news to them that Jake the snake was, in fact, a she!

I am sure the snake was far more afraid of the police than them of him, imagine having a whole troop of officers in full riot gear bearing down on you!