World · East Asia & Pacific · 12 hrs ago
Snake found in rental car on South Korean highway
A driver found a snake inside a rental car on the Gyeongbu Expressway near Seoul’s Yangjae interchange.
The snake’s head appeared between the steering wheel and the dashboard at about 6:30 p.m.
on October 31.
The driver pulled onto the shoulder and called emergency services.
Firefighters came to the scene and captured the snake, then left at about 7:11 p.m.
The driver was not bitten or injured.
How the snake got into the car has not been explained.
The incident ended after firefighters dealt with the animal, and no further action was reported.
A snake appeared inside a rental car travelling on the Gyeongbu Expressway in South Korea.
The driver found its head between the steering wheel and the instrument panel near Yangjae Interchange.
The driver stopped on the shoulder and called emergency services.
Firefighters captured the snake and killed it, and the driver was not injured.
It was not known how the snake got into the rental car.
- Who
- A rental car driver and responding firefighters.
- What
- A snake was found inside the car and captured by firefighters.
- When
- Around 6:30 p.m. on October 31.
- Where
- On the southbound Gyeongbu Expressway near Yangjae Interchange in South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The driver spotted a snake’s head between the steering wheel and instrument panel near Yangjae Interchange.
The driver pulled onto the shoulder and called emergency services.
Firefighters arrived and captured the snake.
Firefighters finished dealing with the incident and left the scene.
- Vehicle
- Rental car
- Road
- Southbound Gyeongbu Expressway
- Location
- Near Yangjae Interchange
- Snake found
- Between steering wheel and instrument panel
- Firefighters arrived
- 6:38 p.m.
- Driver’s condition
- Not injured