Texas man finds 6-foot-long rat snake in fireplace No description found
TRINITY COUNTY, Texas – It definitely wasn't what one Trinity County man expected to find in his fireplace.
Gary David Antley said he heard a loud noise in the middle of the night, and when he went to check it out, found a 6-foot-long Texas rat snake that had dropped down the chimney of his home.
Antley said he grabbed some barbecue tongs, gritted his teeth and went for it.
WATCH: Snake found in fire place
When he grabbed the snake by its neck, it got tangled in the fireplace's mesh curtain but, eventually, Antley worked it free.
A snake expert said it was an unusual occurrence, but that the snake could have gotten in from a nearby tree that had a branch over the chimney.
OM freaking LORD! 2:38 AM and something goes clunk in the fire place. I think nothing of it since we have stupid birds building in there. Then I see this! I may not sleep for a week now....
Posted by Gary David Antley on Saturday, July 7, 2018 Copyright 2018 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.
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