Serpentine belt???

[Roc3b]

Read the Story First

A guy in St. Louis was driving to work on
Hwy I-44 when he heard a 'pop'. He thought it sounded like a flat tire,
though his ride wasn't affected. After pulling over, checking the
tires and finding them intact he opened the hood to look at the
motor. Before the hood was even all the way open he jumped back in
shock and knocked his head on? the partially opened hood, unable to
believe what his eyes were seeing! Nobody was going to believe
this!? You sure wouldn't have either! Fortunately, a coworker with a
camera recognized him along side the road and stopped to see if he
could help. Check out the pictures to witness for yourself the
source of his amazement.? Now, this has to be right up there at the
top of the list of unusual but verified.

[jaaX3]

I've seen that before. I wonder if it was covered under warranty.

[jwalsh22]

NOT COOL! That's just sick. That would suck so bad!

[alpac]

Wow! this is really amazing.

[X5Jay]

Poor snake!

[JV]

Snake surprise, alright.

Coming soon to a state near you- the ban on exotic snake sales. Too many mooks can't handle them when they get over 5 feet long and just let them go in the wild, or sometimes in the backyard. Mother effers.

JV

[Roc3b]

Originally Posted by JV

Snake surprise, alright.

Coming soon to a state near you- the ban on exotic snake sales. Too many mooks can't handle them when they get over 5 feet long and just let them go in the wild, or sometimes in the backyard. Mother effers.

JV

anyone would keep a pet that could potentially kill you.

[motordavid]

JV, et al...

I'd guess it is a reticulated or poss. a Royal python.

And, coincidentally from today's local rag:

naplesnews.com

Lawmakers push to stop pet owners from dumping reptiles

By Michael Peltier
Friday, February 10, 2006

TALLAHASSEE — Pythons and lizards and anacondas, oh my! That’s the message Florida wildlife officials and a pair of state lawmakers sent Thursday as they gathered to launch legislation to put tighter regulations on bone-crushing reptiles they say are slithering their way across South Florida.
Two Treasure Coast lawmakers are sponsoring measures to stop pet owners from dumping giant snakes, lizards and other dangerous non-venomous reptiles into the Everglades and surrounding areas. The displaced predators are competing for food with native species.
If approved, the measure would require registration and a $100 fee from owners of large non-venomous reptiles to help fund education efforts and amnesty programs. The bill would add Burmese, African rock, reticulated and amethystine pythons and monitor lizards to the list of reptiles requiring registration. Officials estimate as many as 5,000 Floridians would be required to permit their pets.
“Many people are purchasing these (animals) and then finding out when they are no longer two or three feet long but are now 10 or 12 or 15 feet long (that they can’t keep them),” said House sponsor Ralph Poppell, R-Vero Beach.
State law already regulates the possession of venomous reptiles. Poppell’s measure would expand the scope. If approved by lawmakers, the state Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission would draw up rules by September.
Despite a few sensational snake stories, state wildlife officials say the public does not appreciate the scale of the problem, which is getting worse in remote regions throughout the Everglades and Southwest Florida.
Last year, game officers found 71 adult constrictors in the Everglades, which they say represents a tiny percentage of the well-camouflaged critters living in the region.
Most of the animals are purchased as babies and released when they reach mammoth proportions.
“We have a great climate here, we’re surrounded by water and have many ports,” said Marianne Gengenbach, representing The Nature Conservancy. “As such we are uniquely vulnerable here in Florida to evasive species and their ability to not only survive but thrive in this state but wreak havoc.”
The reptilian round-up is part of a larger initiative to revamp state laws regulating all kinds of big and often dangerous animals that are kept as pets.
Last updated in 1994, laws regulating the possession of lions and tigers and bears will be re-written in the next few years to better protect the general public and the animals themselves.

[JV]

Originally Posted by motordavid

JV, et al...

I'd guess it is a reticulated or poss. a Royal python.

The Burmese is also a pretty popular python to take home, freak out over when it gets some size on it, then release into the wild, and you guys basically have breeding populations of non-native pythons down in FL cause they can handle the milder winters down there. Worst we've had here are the dreaded "snakehead" fish.

The thing that ticks me off about it is that when I go outside here in the suburbs of DC I shouldn't have to keep en eye open for a 15 foot reticulated python when I've got old Rocky off the leash or I'm walking through the woods with my 5 year old niece. Because of these morons who release them into the environment, we all gotta look out.

Watch out for them big ass snakes as you're out there schwackin' em on the course, md!

JV

[SuaveX5]

wowo is that the alternator belt?

i guess that snake was looking to stay warm at some point when he parked.