TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A 1.5-meter long snake was removed from inside the hood of a car parked outside a house in Nanzi District, Kaohsiung City on Sunday (April 2).

The Cueiping Police Station of the Kaohsiung City Police Department received a report at around 4 p.m. on Sunday that a snake was spotted inside a car parked on Jiaren Road in Nanzi District, CNA reported. The station dispatched officers to the scene and notified the Agriculture Bureau and other units.

People in a nearby coffee shop first saw the snake crawl into the hood of a sedan. Officers called the car owner to the scene and at one point, the snake came out, but police made noises to scare it back in.



According to the Nanzi Precinct, the snake hunter sent by the Agriculture Bureau could not locate the snake at first. Later, assisted by flashlights, he finally caught the snake. Preliminary inspection indicated that it may be a venomous cobra, per CNA.