Snake slithers into woman's shoe closet in Southlake
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Southlake police officers removed a snake from a woman's shoe closet over the weekend.
SNAKE SAVE THREAD! Our friend Usha posted these pix to social thanking us for helping out with a baby cottonmouth snake this weekend. She went to get a shoe (maybe a Chrisssssssstian Louboutin?) in her closet, and this little guy was hanging out inside it.
— Southlake DPS (@SouthlakeDPS) May 10, 2022
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The woman initially called animal control, but officers showed up instead. They said they believe the snake was a baby cottonmouth, which is venomous.
Officers used tongs to pick up the snake. Afterward, they took the snake to Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve, 758 acres of Cross Timbers ecosystem considered the Preserve.
Police didn't comment on how the snake got into the house.