# Big snake in engine bay

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-snake-in-engine-bay/198062>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** chevrolet, silverado-1500\
**Created:** [November 17, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-snake-in-engine-bay/198062 "2024-11-17T01:27:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-snake-in-engine-bay/198062/1 "2024-11-17T01:27:16Z")

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When I saw the headline I immediately thought it’s a Florida story. Nope. Arizona. Here’s an unusual story about a lost boa constrictor.

> **[Boa Constrictor Hitches a Ride in a Pickup Truck's Engine Bay](https://www.thedrive.com/news/arizona-man-finds-boa-constrictor-chilling-in-his-silverados-engine-bay)**
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> Dispatchers couldn't believe the call when an Arizona man dialed a non-emergency line to report a snake in his pickup. The fire department came to the rescue.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/big-snake-in-engine-bay/198062/2 "2024-11-17T01:41:42Z")

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A couple of times here in Florida I have seen a snake under my car. A black racer and a corn snake. I just nudge them from under the car with a stick.