NEW YORK (WABC) --
On a day when controversy swirled about the costumed characters who inhabit Times Square, police were escorting one unwelcome visitor away from Times Square.The NYPD made the unusual discovery of a boa constrictor right in the heart of the bustling area.
The Midtown North precinct tweeted out a photo of the snake, and the officers who found it, Sgt. Alamarie and Police Officer Glans.
Sgt. Alamarie and PO Glans confiscate a Boa Constrictor Snake in Times Square. Good Job #NYPD #MTN #TimesSquare. pic.twitter.com/4JfovH79OH
— NYPD Midtown North (@NYPDMTN) August 20, 2015
Police did not release exact details on where the snake was found, or how it might have gotten there.
