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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – A snake escaped from a pet that apparently slipped into the washing machine of a suburban Chicago family ended up feeling like a softener after being washed.
Sanela Kamencic told WMAQ-TV that she was "totally fucked up" when the snake arrived on Wednesday in the Evanston washing machine.
Police officer Pedro Carrasco and Animal Control Officer Jason Pound brought the reptile to the Exotic Animal Hospital in Chicago. Carrasco said he found his head leaning on the washing machine. Pound said she "felt like Downy" after surviving the wash cycle.
Veterinarian Melissa Giese told WBBM that the snake was "pretty good" and "really spirited".
The veterinary hospital reports that the wheat snake, named Penelope, belonged to a 12-year-old boy living nearby. They were reunited after.
On this 8 May 2019 photo provided by Chicago Exotics, veterinarian Dr. Melissa Giese of the Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital is holding a corn snake at the Chicago Exotics in Skokie, Illinois. The snake was found in Sanela Kamencic's washing machine in Evanston, Illinois. after surviving the wash cycle. Authorities removed him and took him to Chicago Exotics for verification. The snake is OK and has been reunited with its owner, a 12 year old boy living nearby. (Chicago Exotics via AP)
On this 8 May 2019 photo provided by Chicago Exotics, veterinarian Dr. Melissa Giese of the Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital is holding a corn snake at the Chicago Exotics in Skokie, Illinois. The snake was found in Sanela Kamencic's washing machine in Evanston, Illinois. after surviving the wash cycle. Authorities removed him and took him to Chicago Exotics for verification. The snake is OK and has been reunited with its owner, a 12 year old boy living nearby. (Chicago Exotics via AP)
On this 8 May 2019 photo provided by Chicago Exotics, veterinarian Dr. Melissa Giese of the Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital is holding a corn snake at the Chicago Exotics in Skokie, Illinois. The snake was found in Sanela Kamencic's washing machine in Evanston, Illinois. after surviving the wash cycle. Authorities removed him and took him to Chicago Exotics for verification. The snake is OK and has been reunited with its owner, a 12 year old boy living nearby. (Chicago Exotics via AP)
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