Snake pokes out of the under the hood of a woman's auto in Missouri
@Deepizzaguy (122513)
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.
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@Deepizzaguy (122513)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun 25
I am in agreement with you.
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@Deepizzaguy (122513)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jun 25
I would be scared as well.
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@Deepizzaguy (122513)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun 25
The same with me if I saw a snake myself.
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@xstitcher (39149)
• Petaluma, California
17 Jun 25
Yipes. I've heard of cats doing things like that.
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@Deepizzaguy (122513)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jun 25
Cats and snakes are known for getting into engines of autos to relax from the weather.
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@RasmaSandra (98284)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jun 25
That sure would have scared me,
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@Deepizzaguy (122513)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun 25
Any snake would scare me as well.
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@Ineeddentures (36131)
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16 Jun 25
What an awesome picture.
Don't see something like that every day.
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@celticeagle (190227)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jun 25
So do other animals. I have heard where cats get up under the car to get warm in the wintertime.
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@celticeagle (190227)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jun 25
@Deepizzaguy .......that's a creepy picture
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@Deepizzaguy (122513)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jun 25
@celticeagle You are right.
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@innertalks (23748)
• Australia
17 Jun 25
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.
@Deepizzaguy (122513)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jun 25
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 (223256)
• United States
17 Jun 25
I'm glad they were able to extricate the snake.
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