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If you see a 10-foot Anaconda on Beacon Hill, you might wish to contact the authorities
By adamg on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 3:34pm
Is this Craigslist ad to be believed?
We are located on Myrtle st, on Beacon Hill area. This morning around 10am, we found out that our pet snake ran away from his cage. We believe that he can't be too far away. Please, please, please....Anybody that can offer any help is urged to contact us, or the Animal Control. We offer $1000 reward. Do not approach the snake, or try to make any contact. It is not people friendly and his reactions can be unpredictable.
How does a snake run away? And do you know how hard it was to compose this post without using a single Snakes on a Hill, um, Plane reference?
Spotted by Brendan at Scotch & Politics.
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Comments
didn't the snake see the newspapers?
"[the snake's] reactions can be unpredictable."
If the snake is outside on a day with a -20 degree
wind chill factor, I think it's reactions are actually
very predictable--there won't be any.
Unless ...
It's in the sewer pipes, in which case Beacon Hill residents might wish to take a look before they sit down to do their business.
It is not people friendly
I'm not snake friendly, and my reactions can vary depending upon what implements of Snake Smackdown I have.
Do they really think people are gonna be all, "Awww, wookit da cute widdle snakey, here snakey snakey, who's your owner? Let's see your tags so we can find who you belong to!"
Well...
The ad's been flagged for removal.. Not sure if someone called the poster's bluff or if some real estate agent/editor of the Bacon Hill Times/crusty dowager flagged it out of fear of it tarnishing the neighborhood's untarnishable reputation or denial that anything can go wrong there at all.
There is an updated ad
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/pet/570681193.html
also flagged ... hmm ...
also flagged ... hmm ... maybe the snake has been flagging the ads in aid of making a getaway ...
Beacon Hill and Snakes
The only snakes on Beacon Hill are under the Golden Dome in the State House.
Ding-ding-ding! We have a
Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner!
No worse...
...than that cat lady who lived in Beacon Hill a few years ago. For a so-called "good" neighborhood with prime real estate, there seem to be a bunch of nuts living up there!