Snakes alive! Shock find during car MOT
Brakes, check. Tyres, check. Snake, check. A mechanic got a fright when he found this reptile dangling from a car during an MOT inspection.
Hardeep Varaich was busy carrying out the MOT at his Bilston garage when the snake made its surprise appearance.
The 34-year-old said he jacked up the car, and then spotted the large reptile – thought to be a yellow rat snake – twisted around the vehicle’s frame.
Mr Varaich, director of Auto Trust Centre Ltd, said: “I jacked the vehicle up in the air and there it was, wrapped around the body of the vehicle, pointing it’s face right towards me.
“It was at the back and hanging towards us and no one knew what to do with it.
“It’s actually been living in the car, we believe.”
Mr Varaich said he was ‘too scared’ to get close to the reptile so called on staff from nearby Morton Auto Tech Ltd to lend a helping hand.
A hook was used to prise the snake, measuring just under 3ft, from the white Vauxhall Corsa before it was placed in a box at the Lord Street garage.
The reptile’s shock arrival has left Mr Varaich and his team puzzled, with no one able to find out how the snake made it’s way into the car.
Mr Varaich, of Lanesfield, Wolverhampton, went on to say the owner of the car is also baffled about where the reptile came from.
The mechanic added: “It’s not everyday you see a snake. It was a big shock, I’m scared of spiders, never mind finding a snake.
"The customer was just as shocked as we were, they could not come up with any reason.
“We’ve never had anything like this happen before.”
The garage team have been unable to find a new home for the snake, found on Tuesday, but are hoping a caring animal lover will take the reptile off their hands and give it a new home.
Mr Varaich added: “We just want it out of here and somewhere safe.”
A West Midland Safari Park spokesman said the picture appeared to be of a yellow rat snake.
They are non-venomous and can grow up to 10ft long.
