Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Firefighters and police in North Carolina conducted an unusual rescue when a boa constrictor was spotted stranded on the roof of a home. The High Point Fire Department said Engine 3 responded Thursday to a call for assistance from the High Point Police Department. Advertisement Firefighters arrived to find a snake had apparently escaped from its owner and became stranded on the roof of a vacant home. The firefighters helped an animal control officer get to the roof and bring the red-tailed boa constrictor down to solid ground. The snake was taken to the Piedmont Reptile Rescue. Read More German man earns world record with collection of 1,519 rotating puzzles Tree frog stows away from Dominican Republic to England in banana bag Missouri woman's last-minute decision leads to $50,000 Powerball prize
