Boa in a box – hose alarm in a styric supermarket

In the evening, use for reptile and amphibious expert Werner Stangl: on Tuesday at 5:40 pm he received a photo with a mobile phone. The photo came from a supermarket and showed a banana box with an animal. It was soon clear to Stangl that it was a snake. But which one?

“That was not immediately clear. Because banana deliveries usually come from South America, the possibility of a toxic and dangerous animal was also given for people,” he describes the “crown”.

Employees followed the instructions
Immediately he went to Feldbach. Two employees of the supermarket were already waiting for him and were perfectly followed by his instructions that were given by telephone. They were: carefully and properly seal the box, remove it, maintain a safety distance and do not abandon the eye until the expert arrives.

When the specialist arrived there, he removed the seal and carefully opened the box. Shortly thereafter he knew what he had to deal with: a young boa constrictor, also called exhaust gases that had collapsed in the box in Colombia.

Traveled from Colombia to Styria
“It happens that spiders are sometimes admitted. But a snake? That never happened to me, “says Stangl. However, the about 50 centimeters long animal has not survived the transport: it can be crushed by the bananas or is unable to control the temperature differences.

What Stangl wants to emphasize: “The employees of the branch have really acted in an exemplary way. There was never danger to you or customers.