(Mansfield, TX) — A Mansfield police officer is a real hero to a homeowner who called for help after finding a giant snake coiled up in the sink this week.
Identified only as Officer Lynch, she calmly walked in and gently picked up the serpent — which appeared to be a harmless and beneficial Texas rat snake — and released it back into the wild well away from the caller's home.
This isn't the first time a North Texas officer has done a Steve Irwin impression as just two weeks ago, Irving police officer Steve Burres also wrangled a stray snake.
However, in that instance, it was someone's pet that had escaped from its home.
Irving police officer Steve Burres with the snake Ms. Bonnie.Irving Police Department
But, when officers found it, they discovered the critter exceeded Irving's six-foot limit on pet snakes, so Ms. Bonnie was relocated to a wildlife rehab sanctuary.
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