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Bella Vista PD saves Red Tail Boa from engine compartment of a vehicle

Cpl. Hughes helped save the six-foot Red Tail Boa that was trapped in the engine compartment of a vehicle at a mechanic's shop.

BELLA VISTA, Ark. — Bella Vista Police can add snake wranglers to its list of duties after they saved a boa trapped in a vehicle.

According to the department's Facebook page, Cpl. Hughes helped save the Red Tail Boa that slithered into the engine compartment of a vehicle at a mechanic's shop.

Credit: Bella Vista Police Department

The snake is about six feet long, according to police.

It's unknown at this time where the snake came from and how it became trapped in the vehicle.

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