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This woman found a 6-foot-long snake in her Target shopping cart

And it definitely wasn't an early Halloween decoration.

This woman found a 6-foot-long snake in her Target shopping cart

And it definitely wasn't an early Halloween decoration.

SPOTTED THEM AND THE REPORT REVEALING THEIR LIKELY SOURCE. SO THERE’S A WHILE GETTING READY TO TAKE A DIP IN HER HOTEL’S POOL OVER THE WEEKEND, MICHELLE GREASY SAYS SHE DISCOVERED SOMETHING ELSE IN THE WATER. SO THERE’S A SNAKE HERE? THAT’S RIGHT, SNAKE BUCKS IN THE POOL AND HOT TUB. SURE ENOUGH, I GO IN AND THERE’S A SNAKE IN THE HOT TUB. GREASY SHARED PHOTOS AND A VIDEO OF THE SMALL SNAKES. ONE IN THE HOT TUB, ANOTHER SLITHERING DOWN THE HALL. I LITERALLY WATCHED THE SNAKE LIKE SLITHER UNDER THIS PERSON’S DOOR, SO I KNOCKED ON THIS GENTLEMAN’S DOOR, AND HE CAME OUT AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, THERE’S A SNAKE IN YOUR ROOM. AND HE’S LIKE, YEAH, I SEE THAT. BUT HE, LIKE, GRABBED A PLUNGER TO TRY TO CATCH THE SNAKE. SHE WASN’T THE ONLY ONE REMOVING SNAKES. HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE HOT TUB AND SAW A SNAKE TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT. SO HE WAS SCARED TO TOUCH IT. SO HE GRABBED HIS SHIRT, GRABBED THE SNAKE AND RESCUED IT OUT OF THE HOT TUB. A WASHINGTON, OZAUKEE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT SAYS WHILE AN INSPECTOR WAS HERE AT THE HOTEL TESTING THE POOL AND AND THE HOT TUB, THEY DISCOVERED A SNAKE SKIN AND TOLD THE MANAGER TO CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL COMPANY. THE REPORT SAYS ONE STAFF MEMBER HYPOTHESIS CAUSED HOTEL GUESTS WERE LEAVING THE EXTERIOR FIRE EXIT DOORS OPEN. THE THOUGHT A PREGNANT SNAKE MAY HAVE SLITHERED INSIDE. THE HOTEL MANAGER NOT AVAILABLE TO SPEAK TO US THURSDAY. CAN YOU TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THE SNAKES ON THE PROPERTY? LIKE IF THEY’RE HERE STILL OKAY AFTER ONLY GETTING HALF OF A REFUND, GREASY SAYS SHE WON’T BOOK ANOTHER STAY. I MEAN, I THINK THE THING THAT LIKE, THREW ME OFF THE MOST WAS WATCHING THE SNAKE SLITHER UNDER THE PERSON’S DOOR AND KNOWING THAT I WAS ON THE FIRST FLOOR, I WAS LIKE, WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE IF A SNAKE SLITHERED INTO MY ROOM IN GERMANTOWN, CAROLINE REINWALD WISN 12 NEWS. AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DID NOT ISSUE ANY CITATIONS TO THE HOTEL RADISS
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This woman found a 6-foot-long snake in her Target shopping cart

And it definitely wasn't an early Halloween decoration.

There's nothing like the joy of a quiet morning spent strolling through Target, shopping for the best home finds. But imagine if you pulled out a cart, ready to hit the aisles, only to notice it had already been claimed by someone else — a massive snake.Related video above: Hotel guests find snakes in the pool, hot tubThis exact scenario happened early on a Saturday morning when a Target shopper in Sioux City, Iowa, found a six-foot-long boa constrictor in her shopping cart inside the store.Local animal control confirmed the snake was a Columbian red-tailed boa, a nonvenomous type that can grow six to 10 feet long and weigh up to 50 pounds, according to the Oakland Zoo. These snakes are known to have a tame temperament and strike only if under extreme distress. Does being left at a Target store count as extreme distress? We wouldn't be sticking around to find out. Also, when a snake that big sneaks up on you, do you really care if it's poisonous or tame?Police believe the snake was put in the shopping cart intentionally, according to a local news report. Authorities have a theory that the snake might be an abandoned pet, perhaps because it's actually illegal to own one in the city, but that has yet to be confirmed. The boa was being housed at a local animal control facility where it remained temporarily. "We're gonna put it in a rescue as soon as its hold time is up," one employee told Newsweek. "We're taking care of him, he's doing good. He's nice and warm, we have the heat lamps on him and he's been fed."

There's nothing like the joy of a quiet morning spent strolling through Target, shopping for the best home finds. But imagine if you pulled out a cart, ready to hit the aisles, only to notice it had already been claimed by someone else — a massive snake.

Related video above: Hotel guests find snakes in the pool, hot tub

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This exact scenario happened early on a Saturday morning when a Target shopper in Sioux City, Iowa, found a six-foot-long boa constrictor in her shopping cart inside the store.

Local animal control confirmed the snake was a Columbian red-tailed boa, a nonvenomous type that can grow six to 10 feet long and weigh up to 50 pounds, according to the Oakland Zoo. These snakes are known to have a tame temperament and strike only if under extreme distress. Does being left at a Target store count as extreme distress? We wouldn't be sticking around to find out. Also, when a snake that big sneaks up on you, do you really care if it's poisonous or tame?

A Columbian red-tailed boa constrictor found in a Target shopping cart in Iowa.
Courtesy of Lindsay Alvarez
A Columbian red-tailed boa constrictor found in a Target shopping cart in Iowa.

Police believe the snake was put in the shopping cart intentionally, according to a local news report. Authorities have a theory that the snake might be an abandoned pet, perhaps because it's actually illegal to own one in the city, but that has yet to be confirmed.

The boa was being housed at a local animal control facility where it remained temporarily.

"We're gonna put it in a rescue as soon as its hold time is up," one employee told Newsweek. "We're taking care of him, he's doing good. He's nice and warm, we have the heat lamps on him and he's been fed."