NYPD Frees Trapped Snake From Scaffolding Pipe; Rescue Captured on Video
317 W 95th St, Upper West Side, Manhattan
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Summary
- A snake found an unusual hiding spot in Manhattan on Tuesday morning, and it took a bit of NYPD ingenuity to get it back out.
- Video shows officers working to free the snake after it wedged itself deep inside a metal scaffolding pipe. To coax it out, officers were seen tapping on the tube and flushing water through it as they tried to persuade the reptile to abandon its temporary hideaway. The snake eventually emerged and was safely bagged and removed.
- The rescue was handled by the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit, the department's specialized team that responds to unusual situations like this one, such as animal rescues and technical extractions.
Timeline
Officers from the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit were able to secure the snake in a bag.
Police have freed the snake from the scaffolding.
Police are working to remove the snake from the scaffolding.
The snake has been removed from the fenced-in area and is inside the blue scaffolding ladder.
Police are at the scene where the large snake was discovered.
A Citizen user found a snake trapped in mesh. If you have any information, go live or leave a comment.
Incident reported at 317 W 95th St.
Officers from the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit were able to secure the snake in a bag.
Police have freed the snake from the scaffolding.
Police are working to remove the snake from the scaffolding.
The snake has been removed from the fenced-in area and is inside the blue scaffolding ladder.
Police are at the scene where the large snake was discovered.
A Citizen user found a snake trapped in mesh. If you have any information, go live or leave a comment.
Incident reported at 317 W 95th St.
Officers from the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit were able to secure the snake in a bag.
Police have freed the snake from the scaffolding.
Police are working to remove the snake from the scaffolding.
The snake has been removed from the fenced-in area and is inside the blue scaffolding ladder.
Police are at the scene where the large snake was discovered.
A Citizen user found a snake trapped in mesh. If you have any information, go live or leave a comment.
Incident reported at 317 W 95th St.
Officers from the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit were able to secure the snake in a bag.
Police have freed the snake from the scaffolding.
Police are working to remove the snake from the scaffolding.
The snake has been removed from the fenced-in area and is inside the blue scaffolding ladder.
Police are at the scene where the large snake was discovered.
A Citizen user found a snake trapped in mesh. If you have any information, go live or leave a comment.
Incident reported at 317 W 95th St.
Officers from the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit were able to secure the snake in a bag.
Police have freed the snake from the scaffolding.
Police are working to remove the snake from the scaffolding.
The snake has been removed from the fenced-in area and is inside the blue scaffolding ladder.
Police are at the scene where the large snake was discovered.
A Citizen user found a snake trapped in mesh. If you have any information, go live or leave a comment.
Incident reported at 317 W 95th St.
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NYPD Officers never know what ur work day will bring. Ty NYPD. UR THE BEST!!
Poor thing, there's blood in the bag. When they were flushing the pipe with water, you could also see blood puddle in the water on the ground. Definitely injured. Hope it lives, glad it's out of the pipe.
Thats rusty pipe water.
Great job NYPD. Now all we have to do is save all the carriage horses.
How on earth did they even find out it was in there?
NYPD Officers never know what ur work day will bring. Ty NYPD. UR THE BEST!!
Poor thing, there's blood in the bag. When they were flushing the pipe with water, you could also see blood puddle in the water on the ground. Definitely injured. Hope it lives, glad it's out of the pipe.
Thats rusty pipe water.
Great job NYPD. Now all we have to do is save all the carriage horses.
How on earth did they even find out it was in there?
NYPD Officers never know what ur work day will bring. Ty NYPD. UR THE BEST!!
Poor thing, there's blood in the bag. When they were flushing the pipe with water, you could also see blood puddle in the water on the ground. Definitely injured. Hope it lives, glad it's out of the pipe.
Thats rusty pipe water.
Great job NYPD. Now all we have to do is save all the carriage horses.
How on earth did they even find out it was in there?
NYPD Officers never know what ur work day will bring. Ty NYPD. UR THE BEST!!
Poor thing, there's blood in the bag. When they were flushing the pipe with water, you could also see blood puddle in the water on the ground. Definitely injured. Hope it lives, glad it's out of the pipe.
Thats rusty pipe water.
Great job NYPD. Now all we have to do is save all the carriage horses.
How on earth did they even find out it was in there?
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NYPD Officers never know what ur work day will bring. Ty NYPD. UR THE BEST!!
Poor thing, there's blood in the bag. When they were flushing the pipe with water, you could also see blood puddle in the water on the ground. Definitely injured. Hope it lives, glad it's out of the pipe.
Thats rusty pipe water.
Great job NYPD. Now all we have to do is save all the carriage horses.
How on earth did they even find out it was in there?