WFMY (Greensboro, N Carolina) 29 May 05 Snake Was Only Victim Of Suspected Bomb - Burlington Police say it began as a call about a suspicious package.
Burlington, NC: A person on McKinney Street in Burlington contact police and reported a suspicious package in the front yard of their home.
When officers arrived at the property they located the package, which was about the size of a shoe box and was about 10 feet away from the road.
Police say they evacuated surrounding homes and closed off the 2700 block of McKinney Street.
The Greensboro Bomb Squad was contacted. They used a robot to dismantle the package and detonate it.
After the package was destroyed, investigators say all they found inside was a large and dead black snake.
Snake Was Only Victim Of Suspected Bomb