Forget about snakes on a plane.
As reported by WBRC, the streets of Birmingham have a Python on the loose.
Caleb Louis, a 21-year-old, explained that he brought his new Ball Python snake to the Dannon Project, where he is a participant in the non-profit that helps at-risk young people in search of employment, those with addictions on the road to recovery and non-violent returning citizens on the edge of society.
Lisa Cole, of the Dannon Project, said Louis was advised to take the snake out the building because it was scaring the office staff.
“I guess the snake was afraid because it started balling up in his hand,” Cole remarked.
Louis took the snake back to his parked car, which was located in an alley near 2nd Avenue North, and cracked the window. After going back inside for approximately ten minutes, the young man realized what had happened.
“I wasn’t thinking about it,” he said. “I let the window down so it can breathe.”
The short period of time that Louis was gone from the car means the snake could not have gotten very far.
He wants anyone who spots the snake, which Louis has only had for a week, to feel that they should not be afraid of it.
“It’s not vicious, it’s not poisonous,” he said.
If you know where the python is, contact the Dannon Project at 205-202-4072.
#BOLO “There is a #python loose in downtown #Birmingham.” – @JehJehP #Fact or #Fiction @WBRCnews @WBRCgoodday @DannonProject @cityofbhamal #BirminghamAL #snakes #snakesgonewild pic.twitter.com/rrafFI2HsH
— Bakari Savage (@BakariSavage) October 2, 2018
Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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