Snake pokes out of the under the hood of a woman's auto in Missouri

A black rat snake showing itself to a woman driver in Missouri.

By George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (110812)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

June 16, 2025 3:32pm CST

Eugene Missouri resident LeAnna Binkley was driving her son Grady to take him to baseball practice on Saturday May 17 when a black rat snake who was inside the engine of her auto to get warm popped out of the hood and scared LeAnna and her son. LeAnna and Grady attempted to chase the snake out of her auto but the snake decided to go back into her auto's engine compartment. LeAnna then drove her auto to Cole Elementary School where she is employed as a teacher where asked for help from her colleagues to remove the snake from her auto which was successful. The snake did not harm anyone and was removed from LeAnna's auto unharmed, Officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation are asking residents to check the engine compartments of their autos since snakes like to get inside the hoods of autos to stay warm. Link is upi.com/5241747757960 via@upi

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@Mshafeeq (1991)

• Bangalore, India

15h

Oh that's scary they definitely have to be careful before riding the vehicles.

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@Deepizzaguy (110812)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14h

I am in agreement with you.

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@Mshafeeq (1991)

• Bangalore, India

8h

@Deepizzaguy ?? yes you do

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@JudyEv (356137)

• Rockingham, Australia

11h

That would be very scary indeed.

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@Deepizzaguy (110812)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I would be scared as well.

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@AmbiePam (99270)

• United States

14h

Rat snakes are harmless as far as I know, but I still would want it away from my car.

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@Deepizzaguy (110812)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14h

The same with me if I saw a snake myself.

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@xstitcher (34474)

• Petaluma, California

13h

Yipes. I've heard of cats doing things like that.

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@Deepizzaguy (110812)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

Cats and snakes are known for getting into engines of autos to relax from the weather.

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@RasmaSandra (86026)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

15h

That sure would have scared me,

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@Deepizzaguy (110812)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14h

Any snake would scare me as well.

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@Ineeddentures (4603)

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14h

What an awesome picture. Don't see something like that every day.

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@Deepizzaguy (110812)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14h

That is very true.

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@rakski (139545)

• Philippines

14h

That's scary

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@innertalks (22868)

• Australia

10h

That looks far too near for comfort, and I do not know what I would have done, probably stopped my car, and call for roadside assistance.

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@Deepizzaguy (110812)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9h

I would have done the same thing since I would not to mess with a snake either while driving in a car.

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@LindaOHio (191368)

• United States

Just now

I'm glad they were able to extricate the snake.