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THE ASHEVILLE (NORTH CAROLINA) CITIZEN-TIMES is reporting:

A man who arrived home Friday after a flight got quite a surprise when he opened his suitcase.

Firefighters responded about 10:15 p.m. to a residence in Arden. The man arrived home after landing in Charlotte, opened his baggage and saw a snake, Skyland Fire Department Capt. Kevin Bartlett said.

“He stepped back and called us. We went in and determined it was a rubber snake,” Barlett said. “We handed it to him and left.”

Bartlett said the man did not know where the snake came from or who could have put it there.

What are the NFIRS code numbers for that one?

Posted by on March 14, 2009 • Filed under: Fire-ology
  • FitSsikS

    All I can do is “boo and hiss” this abuse of first responders time, (emphasis on the hiss).

  • FitSsikS

    All I can do is “boo and hiss” this abuse of first responders time, (emphasis on the hiss).

  • Bill Johnson

    A few years back while still on the job we had a man come in and request that we go to his house and get a snake out of a tree with our ladder truck. He became very irate when told we were not coming out. That above mentioned incident in No Carolina should have been given to animal control.

  • Bill Johnson

    A few years back while still on the job we had a man come in and request that we go to his house and get a snake out of a tree with our ladder truck. He became very irate when told we were not coming out. That above mentioned incident in No Carolina should have been given to animal control.

  • DaGonz

    Was this an attempt of a remake of “Snakes on a Plane?

    Somebody at TSA baggage screening wasn’t paying attention…

  • DaGonz

    Was this an attempt of a remake of “Snakes on a Plane?

    Somebody at TSA baggage screening wasn’t paying attention…

  • FitSsikS

    The caller seemed really scared.

    Just a thought, was this rubber snake jammed on the business end of some power tool?

  • FitSsikS

    The caller seemed really scared.

    Just a thought, was this rubber snake jammed on the business end of some power tool?