Police Gather Up Snake Found Slithering In Washington Square Park
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A snake was spotted slithering around Washington Square Park Sunday, but police got the situation under control.
The two-foot snake was seen around the north side of the park near a bench, prompting terrified visitors to call 911, according to a New York Daily News report.
Police spotted the green and black snake among ferns in the park, and put the snake into a garbage bag and into a box, the newspaper reported.
Twitter user Maya Salam tweeted a photo of NYPD officers grabbing the snake by what looked like both ends.
It was not immediately learned whether the snake was poisonous, the newspaper reported.
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