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Archives of The Cold Blooded NewsThe Newsletter of the Colorado Herpetological SocietyVolume 29, Number 11; November, 2002 |
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Gator Bumps Little Tiny Turtle Voucher Specimens Turtle Quandary Genus Gopherus The Pet Store The Surinam Toad New Frog Species Snake in Computer PREVIOUS ISSUES October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 January 2002 Earlier Issues About the Cold Blooded News CHS Home Page |
Man Discovers Snake in ComputerReprinted from HERPtales, the newsletter of the New England Herpetological Society, July 2002.Ottawa Citizen (Ontario), 31 May 02 - A Gatineau man searching for a baseball glove in his basement office made a scaly discovery instead. Gilles St-Jean noted that there was a "disk eject" warning on his computer screen. He tried to press the button to close the door holding the disk. It went in halfway, then popped out again. It was then he saw a snake's head protruding from the disk holder. He grabbed for the reptile, but it disappeared into the entrails of the computer. Mr. St-Jean unplugged the computer and brought it outside. The snake emerged after he unscrewed one side and tapped on the computer. Mr. St-Jean's son Philippe, 3, was impressed. His wife, Lynne, was not. The frightened snake -- likely a common garter snake -- headed straight for the garage and hasn't come out again. Theorizing that the snake was attracted to the heat of the computer, the St-Jeans now keep the computer off when it isn't in use. "It takes a long time to reboot," said Mr. St-Jean. Copyright © 1998 - 2006, Colorado Herpetological Society. All rights reserved. | ||
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