Brooklyn Man Rescues Snakes From FDR Drive Wreck
 

Brooklyn Man Rescues Snakes From FDR Drive Wreck

Creatures Were Headed To A Reptile Show

NEW YORK (AP) ― The drivers edging past a car wreck on a Manhattan highway weren't the only ones crawling.

The car was carrying dozens of snakes to a reptile show when something went awry on the FDR Drive on Saturday morning, said driver Sean Casey, who runs a reptile-focused animal-rescue organization.

The 27-year-old Brooklyn man said he lost control of the station wagon, swerved to avoid running into any other cars and hit a highway wall. Then he noticed flames coming out of his car engine.

Fearing for the more than two dozen nonpoisonous snakes, lizards and turtles in fish tanks in the back of the car, he grabbed the tanks and set them on the highway wall. He wrapped the tanks in blankets to keep the cold-blooded creatures warm while firefighters put out the flames.

"Once the fire was out, they said it was safe to put the snakes back in," he said.

The reptiles weren't hurt in the incident.

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I meant to make a comment. This sounds like everyone's worst nightmare. The accident was bad enough but then the car catches on fire. Glad he was able to save the herps.

Just one more reason NOT to load everything into tanks and displays before the show.
It adds to the set-up time, but I always bring my animals packaged in styrofoam boxes (with heat packs, esp this time of year). It's much easier to manage the various situations that can occur.