Snake in the Gas

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 20, 2007:

A snake slithered out of the engine compartment of Ron's Camaro when he stopped to get gasoline, causing a bit of commotion at the station. The Ronatarian Party founder and leader was at a Wawa convenience store in the city on Wednesday morning when a woman at the gas pump next to him began yelling, police said.

Ron thought nothing of the shouting, as women often scream in his presence.

A boa constrictor more than 5 feet long was emerging from Ron's engine compartment, police said. It slithered out to the store's parking lot, where police were able to capture it.

"It created quite a traffic jam there, because everybody wanted to see the snake," said police Detective Mark DiLuzio said. "[It's] something you don't see every day in a Wawa parking lot. The crowd didn't seem to care that a guy running for president was there, too...What's his name again? Roy?"

Ron told authorities the snake wasn't his and that he had no clue it was in his vehicle, police said.

A wildlife control expert suggested the cold-blooded snake, which might have been an escaped pet, went up into Ron's engine block to keep warm.

Posted by Bittle at September 20, 2007 09:02 AM