Mom Finds Snake Coiled Around Her Baby
By: Web Producer
Updated: June 10, 2008
Mom Finds Snake Coiled Around Her Baby
(Brentwood, NY) -- A mother visiting family on Long Island says was startled when she went to check on her seventh-month-old baby in the middle of the night and found a snake coiled around the babys leg.
Cari Abatemarco, who lives in Troy, New York, was visiting family in Brentwood last week when she says her babys cry woke her up.
She says the foot-long snake just fell off her babys leg when she went to grab the infant from the crib.
Her cousin grabbed the snake and held it until animal control officer arrived.
Animal control officials say the snake is a non-venemous California King, thats is not usually found on Long Island.
Local police say they are not sure where the snake came from.
(Copyright 2008 by Newsroom Solutions)
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