Woman finds python in used car

GONZALES, La., April 28 (UPI) -- A Louisiana woman discovered a python in her car that dealership employees said belonged to a couple that nearly purchased the vehicle.

Marquita Lawrence said she was driving in the Toyota Camry she had recently purchased from Hollingsworth Richards Used Cars in Gonzales when she saw a ball python crawl out from under the passenger seat to investigate her fried chicken, WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, La., reported Wednesday.

"I threw it in park and hauled tail and I did not look back. I'm running across the highway screaming, 'There's a snake in my car, there's a snake in my car!'" Lawrence said.

Managers at the dealership said the snake belonged to a couple who had tried to purchase the car about a month before Lawrence. They said the couple drove the car around for a few weeks but never closed on the sale. The snake was reported missing shortly after they returned the car to the lot.

The snake was captured by animal control and returned to its owners.