Well, there’s your problem: you have a snake in the engine.
A group of Florida mechanics got a scare Tuesday when they discovered an 8-foot-long albino boa constrictor lodged in the engine of a Ford Focus.
Employees at Beach Automotive, stationed in Myrtle Beach, were working on the car when they found a large snake wriggling under the hood, WPDE reports.
That’s when Russell Cavender, known as the “Snake Catcher,” arrived and reached into the car to safely remove the snake, which appeared to have gotten stuck in the car’s mechanisms.
Cavender was able to slowly pull the snake out until he could grab its end and guide it out, to the amazement of the mechanics who were stunned by the size of the reptile.
“I have found a lot of things under the hood of cars. Possums, rat squirrels and various snakes, but never an 8-foot albino boa constrictor,” Cavender said in a Facebook post.
Snake catcher Russell Cavender pulled an 8-foot-long albino boa constrictor from a car engine Tuesday. Facebook/Russell Cavender Mechanics at Beach Automotive in Myrtle Beach found the snake when they lifted the hood of a Ford Focus. . Facebook/Russell Cavender
After rescuing the snake, the mechanics contacted the car’s owner, who told them he had no idea where the boa constrictor came from.
Boa constrictors are nonvenomous snakes typically found in Central and South America that can grow up to 13 feet and weigh more than 100 pounds, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
This species is legal to keep as a pet in Florida and is a popular pet among reptile owners, according to the American Reptile Keepers Association, Florida.
Cavender helped the snake out after it appeared to be lodged between all the internal parts. Facebook/Russell Cavender All of the mechanics took photos and videos of the moment they removed the snake. Facebook/Russell Cavender
It is not uncommon for snakes in general to crawl under the hoods of cars, as they often serve as the perfect enclosed space to keep snakes safe from predators.
Earlier this year, a Texas mother made headlines when she removed a snake from the engine of her daughter’s car using only gloves and a ruler.
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