Firefighters rescue a snake stuck on a roof in North Carolina
@Deepizzaguy (100772)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
October 15, 2022 4:10pm CST
I will give credit where credit is due dealing with firefighters answering emergency calls to rescue a boa constrictor who had escaped from his owner's home in High Point North Carolina on Thursday morning.
The snake that escaped from the home went up to the roof of a neighbor's home that was vacant at the time of the incident.
The High Point Fire Department with the assistance of an animal control officer to work together to climb the ladder to get to the roof to get the boa constrictor back to the ground.
The best of this rescue was that the boa constrictor was taken to the Piedmont Animal Rescue.
The question is willing the owner of the boa constrictor will be able to reunite with his pet if and when the pet officials contact the owner of the whereabouts of his snake that was rescued by the firefighters and animal control officers.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Oct 22
@rebelann My late Rottweiler who was a mixed breed dog and female was a very nice dog.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Oct 22
The same with me since snakes are very dangerous animals to have. I would rather have a Rottweiler dog as a pet.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Oct 22
That is what I am wondering why would animal officers would even rescue a snake in the first place.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Oct 22
@porwest Thank you for sharing your work when you had to deal with skunks.
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@porwest (86786)
• United States
16 Oct 22
@Deepizzaguy I guess at the end of the day life is life. Even when I was in pest control, I HATED drowning skunks I caught. But there was no practical way to release them without getting sprayed. But skunks, I admit, ARE kinda cute if not entirely stinky.
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@popciclecold (38181)
• United States
15 Oct 22
That is some kind of pet. I wouldn't want one like that.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Oct 22
Neither would I. I like would to have a mixed breed Labrador Retriever or Beagle as a pet.
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@celticeagle (164630)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Oct 22
I wonder if the owner will get him back.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Oct 22
I am sure the owner will get the snake back if he promises to keep it away from the outdoors.
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@Juliaacv (50670)
• Canada
15 Oct 22
For cats and dogs we have tags, but I do not know what the rules are for pet owners of exotic pets such as snakes.
I remember reading about an incident where there was a fire in a home and a fire fighter got spooked when he came across the snake coiled up in a corner out of its pen. In that case the fire fighters were in danger.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Oct 22
I would be scared as well if I saw a snake coiled up inside of a house fire myself.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Oct 22
If the owner of the snake does reunite with his pet, he or she would likely pay a fee or fine.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Oct 22
@RubyHawk That is very true since animal rescue employees do not like to save animals if their owner does not take of them.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Oct 22
@Deepizzaguy He might have to prove he has a safe place to keep the snake so it won’t get out again.
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Nov 22
That is true since snakes are known for being sneaky and attack someone who cuddles them.
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@LindaOHio (173409)
• United States
16 Oct 22
A boa constrictor can become a big danger when it gets larger. I wonder if they are planning to return it to the owner?
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@Deepizzaguy (100772)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Oct 22
I am sure that the officials at the animal center will make a courtesy call to the owner of the boa constrictor.
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