Aug. 28 (UPI) — Police in Texas said a large snake caught trespassing at an Austin car wash was released back into the wild with “a stern talking-to” but “no tickets issued.”
The Austin Police Association said on social media that officers “encountered a slippery suspect” at an Xpress Car Wash in the city.
Police wrote the snake was attempting “to make a ‘hiss-terical’ getaway.”
Comments under the post said the serpent appeared to be a non-venomous western rat snake, a common species in Texas.
“Our officers quickly detained the slithery fellow, gave him a stern talking-to, and decided to cut him a break,” the post said. “No tickets issued — just a safe release back into the wild. Sometimes even snakes deserve a second chance.”