Pierce County sewer snake is real

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNIVERSITY PLACE -- Sewer workers at Pierce County's wastewater treatment plant at University Place have seen a lot of things over the years.

But they were surprised by a sewer snake that turned out to be the real thing.

The county says a worker performing routine maintenance this week at the Chambers Creek plant opened the cover of a screening device and found a 4-and-a-half-foot-long snake.

When the mechanic, Jason Robinson, poked it with his radio antenna, it reared up. When supervisor Scott Roth arrived to take a look it struck at him.

The reptile, identified as a white corn snake, was removed with a rake and turned over to the Humane Society.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/383576_snake17.html

Humanity is saved again!

That's far enough away that I can take a #2 without worrying about getting a snake bite in the butt. :hurts: