Well, there’s your problem — you’ve got a snake in the engine.
A group of Florida mechanics received a fright when they discovered an 8-foot-long albino boa constrictor lodged in the engine of a Ford Focus on Tuesday.
Beach Automotive employees, stationed in Myrtle Beach, were working on the car when they found the large serpent wriggling under the hood, WPDE reports.
That’s when Russell Cavender — known as the “Snake Chaser” — arrived and jammed his hands into the car to safely dislodge the snake, which appeared to have gotten stuck in the car’s mechanisms.
Cavender was able to slowly pull the snake out until he was able to grab its end and guide the serpent out, much to the amazement of the mechanics who were stunned by the size of the reptile.
“I have found many many things underneath the hood of cars. Possums, squirrels rats, and several snakes, but never an 8-foot albino boa constrictor,” Cavender said in a Facebook post.
After rescuing the snake, the mechanics contacted the owner of the car, who told them that he had no idea where the boa constrictor came from.
Boa constrictors are non-venomous snakes typically found in Central and South America that can grow up to 13 feet and weigh more than 100 pounds, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
The species is legal to own in Florida as pets and serves as popular pets among reptile owners, according to the US Association of Reptile Keepers, Florida.
It’s not uncommon for snakes in general to slither under the hoods of cars, as they often serve as the perfect enclosed space to keep the serpents safe from predators.
Earlier this year, a Texas mom made headlines when she wrangled a snake out of her daughter’s car engine using only gloves and a ruler.