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IdiotMachine
08/12/19 11:12:11 PM
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They sent a patrol car, and two police officers came within 10 minutes. They caught the snake, bagged it, and told me they'll release it by a river creek.

...........all the while I'm thinking: did this really warrant a 911 call?

I called the non-emergency police department number first, but that number was closed (said to call during normal business hours). Then I tried the animal control center, and that number was also closed. I tried the non-emergency fire department number, which was also closed... So I called 911. I prefaced my call by saying I'm not sure if this is an emergency, and the dispatcher said it's okay, they will take care of it.
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yunalenne10
08/12/19 11:21:55 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
Then I tried the animal control center, and that number was also closed.


You exhausted all options. So, it's okay.
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Led-Zeppelin
08/12/19 11:23:08 PM
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if it was outside why the fuck wouldnt you just wait for it to move along on its own?
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IdiotMachine
08/12/19 11:23:48 PM
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Led-Zeppelin posted...
if it was outside why the fuck wouldnt you just wait for it to move along on its own?

Well I was standing outside, like 30ft away from it, for 10 minutes or so, and it still didn't move. In fact, it moved closer to the door.
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Behaviorism
08/12/19 11:24:24 PM
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Kill the fucking thing
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Colorahdo
08/12/19 11:24:53 PM
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It's a snake you wuss, move it with a stick
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HylianFox
08/12/19 11:25:53 PM
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the snake called 911?

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IdiotMachine
08/12/19 11:26:27 PM
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HylianFox posted...
the snake called 911?

Nope. I called 911.
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Ryven
08/12/19 11:27:01 PM
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Who named it 911?
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Beveren_Rabbit
08/12/19 11:27:51 PM
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Behaviorism posted...
Kill the fucking thing


is this why there's never any animals around when I visit America? you guys are so scared of nature you kill everything.
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BobanMarjanovic
08/12/19 11:28:21 PM
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HylianFox posted...
the snake called 911?


Ryven posted...
Who named it 911?


Fuckin lol
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IdiotMachine
08/12/19 11:28:35 PM
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Beveren_Rabbit posted...
Behaviorism posted...
Kill the fucking thing


is this why there's never any animals around when I visit America? you guys are so scared of nature you kill everything.

One of the police officer said they'll release it back to the wild, so...
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Led-Zeppelin
08/12/19 11:28:57 PM
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Colorahdo posted...
It's a snake you wuss, move it with a stick

move it with a stick or throw something at it to get it to move or anything else. guarantee the officers were talking shit about him after they left lmfao
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IdiotMachine
08/12/19 11:32:19 PM
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Led-Zeppelin posted...
Colorahdo posted...
It's a snake you wuss, move it with a stick

move it with a stick or throw something at it to get it to move or anything else. guarantee the officers were talking shit about him after they left lmfao

I couldn't really throw something at it. It was on the wall, inbetween stones (my front of the house is made of stones).
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JimCarrysToe
08/12/19 11:36:30 PM
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What kind of snake was it?
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IdiotMachine
08/12/19 11:37:15 PM
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JimCarrysToe posted...
What kind of snake was it?

No clue. It was black, and was about 3 ft long.
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billcom6
08/12/19 11:40:07 PM
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millennials smh
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CosmicShadows
08/12/19 11:42:17 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
JimCarrysToe posted...
What kind of snake was it?

No clue. It was black, and was about 3 ft long.


A trouser snake?
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modena
08/13/19 6:45:43 AM
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CosmicShadows posted...
IdiotMachine posted...
JimCarrysToe posted...
What kind of snake was it?

No clue. It was black, and was about 3 ft long.


A trouser snake?

Probably an Indigo snake.Type of king snake that actually hunts and eats poisonous snakes like Cottonmouths and Copperheads.Harmless and great to have around.
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BigDD67
08/13/19 7:11:51 AM
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Lol 911 for a snake
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08/13/19 7:20:34 AM
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coh
08/13/19 7:21:33 AM
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BigDD67 posted...
Lol 911 for a snake

So? Id do the same if if was a Black Widow spider
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Rika_Furude
08/13/19 7:23:27 AM
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IdiotMachine posted...
did this really warrant a 911 call?

no and whoever called 911 should be fined excessively and potential jail time for wasting police resources. there could have been a real emergency.
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP
08/13/19 7:39:29 AM
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I guess if the cops had anything better to do, they wouldn't have come.

but calling the cops because of a 3 ft snake is pretty comical.
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Rika_Furude
08/13/19 7:40:41 AM
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Conflict posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
IdiotMachine posted...
did this really warrant a 911 call?

no and whoever called 911 should be fined excessively and potential jail time for wasting police resources. there could have been a real emergency.


Lol potential jail time... how dramatic.

why shouldnt wasting emergency services time be punishable with jail
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NeonOctopus
08/13/19 7:42:02 AM
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Rika_Furude
08/13/19 7:57:57 AM
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Conflict posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Conflict posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
IdiotMachine posted...
did this really warrant a 911 call?

no and whoever called 911 should be fined excessively and potential jail time for wasting police resources. there could have been a real emergency.


Lol potential jail time... how dramatic.

why shouldnt wasting emergency services time be punishable with jail


Because it's not illegal and TC stated to the dispatcher that he wasn't sure if it was an emergency

We already have a problem with people being incarcerated over the dumbest shit imaginable and you want someone locked up for calling 911? Get real.

Uh, excuse me?
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The Popo
08/13/19 8:02:25 AM
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A few years back, my carbon monoxide detector went off (ended up being a false alarm). I just went outside, looked up the non-emergency number, and called that. Was surprised when they told me to hang up and dial 911. Didnt seem like an emergency to me...
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bover_87
08/13/19 8:12:45 AM
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pics or it didn't happen
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BeyondWalls
08/13/19 8:21:20 AM
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modena posted...
Probably an Indigo snake.Type of king snake that actually hunts and eats poisonous snakes like Cottonmouths and Copperheads.Harmless and great to have around.

Thats extremely debatable. Unless your yard is filled with Copperheads then Id prefer the snake go live by the river.
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modena
08/13/19 10:37:53 AM
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BeyondWalls posted...
modena posted...
Probably an Indigo snake.Type of king snake that actually hunts and eats poisonous snakes like Cottonmouths and Copperheads.Harmless and great to have around.

Thats extremely debatable. Unless your yard is filled with Copperheads then Id prefer the snake go live by the river.

Well if you live in an apartment I guess.If you live near woods/water they are great.Last year I found one at the farm with half a Copperhead down his mouth.
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Rika_Furude
08/14/19 10:05:15 AM
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Conflict posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Conflict posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Conflict posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
IdiotMachine posted...
did this really warrant a 911 call?

no and whoever called 911 should be fined excessively and potential jail time for wasting police resources. there could have been a real emergency.


Lol potential jail time... how dramatic.

why shouldnt wasting emergency services time be punishable with jail


Because it's not illegal and TC stated to the dispatcher that he wasn't sure if it was an emergency

We already have a problem with people being incarcerated over the dumbest shit imaginable and you want someone locked up for calling 911? Get real.

Uh, excuse me?


What was confusing about what I said

If you want someone locked up for calling 911 for a minor problem, you're bloodthirsty. Plain and simple

No. I care more about real issues and the potential harm that shit like this can cause than you do.
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TwoDoorPunkCab
08/14/19 10:07:10 AM
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how big was the snake's ass?
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bover_87
08/14/19 10:07:48 AM
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TwoDoorPunkCab posted...
how big was the snake's ass?

Snakes have an ass?
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EpicMickeyDrew
08/14/19 10:09:04 AM
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@Rika_Furude posted...
IdiotMachine posted...
did this really warrant a 911 call?

no and whoever called 911 should be fined excessively and potential jail time for wasting police resources. there could have been a real emergency.

But what if there's a real emergency but the police are too busy arresting you for this?
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Rexdragon125
08/14/19 10:14:08 AM
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Yeah it was probably an indigo or black rat snake. Harmless. I kept pet snakes for 20 years.
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TwoDoorPunkCab
08/14/19 10:16:02 AM
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bover_87 posted...
TwoDoorPunkCab posted...
how big was the snake's ass?

Snakes have an ass?


i'm assuming the big-ass ones do
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NeoShadowhen
08/14/19 10:28:31 AM
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This was fine. You even tried calling animal control first. Dispatchers are used to calls that are best handled by other entities, and generally will connect you to the right people and pass along the necessary info.

This isnt even grey area.

Dont try to move or fight a snake if you have no idea what youre doing.
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AdmittedFelon
08/14/19 10:31:52 AM
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Jailing people for calling 911 will discourage people from using it in real emergencies, because they'll be afraid of the effect of getting jailed. This will be especially true in situations where the caller isn't the one who needs the ambulances, so they'll leave a stranger to dye on the side of the road.
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SpriteLimit
08/14/19 10:41:10 AM
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This is why I carry
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AloofHermit
08/14/19 10:43:17 AM
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billcom6 posted...
millennials smh

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Rika_Furude
08/14/19 5:40:54 PM
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EpicMickeyDrew posted...
@Rika_Furude posted...
IdiotMachine posted...
did this really warrant a 911 call?

no and whoever called 911 should be fined excessively and potential jail time for wasting police resources. there could have been a real emergency.

But what if there's a real emergency but the police are too busy arresting you for this?

The emergency lines wouldnt be occupied by someone without an emergency in that case
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FL81
08/14/19 5:47:30 PM
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Numbers were all closed, and non-emergency police calls never end up getting anything accomplished

Fair, next.
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The_Scarecrow
08/14/19 7:07:16 PM
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TC, where do you live? When I lived in Florida, snakes were a common occurrence around my house. We had them in the backyard. Some managed to get into the kitchen and living room. One snake even managed to get into the washing machine. I wouldn't have worried about it too much. Many snakes are quite harmless. If it really bothered you, like other users said, just get a long sharp object and stab the creature.

Best to learn this skill for the future in case you cannot call anyone for assistance. In my experience, there's usually more than one snake lurking around.
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IdiotMachine
08/14/19 7:08:39 PM
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The_Scarecrow posted...
TC, where do you live? When I lived in Florida, snakes were a common occurrence around my house. We had them in the backyard. Some managed to get into the kitchen and living room. One snake even managed to get into the washing machine. I wouldn't have worried about it too much. Many snakes are quite harmless. If it really bothered you, like other users said, just get a long sharp object and stab the creature.

Best to learn this skill for the future in case you cannot call anyone for assistance. In my experience, there's usually more than one snake lurking around.

Pittsburgh. First time I ever saw a wild snake.
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