Woman driving surprised by snake slithering at her feet

PACIFIC, Mo. (KHQA) — It wasn't so much as a tug at her feet, as it was a slither.

A Missouri woman was driving along in the city of Pacific, Missouri, when she felt something "against her feet on the floor."

That something was a snake!

The woman stopped by the Pacific Police Department for help.

"Officers found this nope rope and safely removed it from the engine compartment and released it back into the wild," the police department wrote on a Facebook post.

The snake surprise happened Saturday, April 16.

So, how does a snake get into a car?

According to snakesforpets.com, the reptiles can "get into cars through the undercarriage, an open door or window. The most likely points of entry are the engine, cabin and trunk. Snakes like warm places because they’re cold-blooded."

The website said snakes are enticed into cars because they "like dark, enclosed spaces." Since snakes are flexible, they can maneuver around cars and other tight spaces.

Incidentally, if a person happens to see a snakeskin in their vehicle, it means the animal has been living in there for a while. According to the reptile experts, snakes shed their skins about every one to three months.