http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/09/21/0921snake.htmlROUND ROCK — Three men in a pickup truck tossed a python through a drive-through window at a Taco Bell worker who is afraid of snakes, police said. Round Rock police say the incident may have been a prank aimed at 20-year-old Bryant Simmons.
Simmons told police that at around 9 p.m. Sunday a truck pulled up to the window at the restaurant at 1108 N. Interstate 35 and that the snake was thrown at him. The snake hit his chest, but did not bite, said police spokesman Eric Poteet.
When police arrived, they found the 3-foot python and gave it to a woman who works at a nearby Thundercloud Subs restaurant who was known to love snakes, Poteet said.
"It's usually up to the officer what to do with the animal when it comes to situations like these," said Poteet.
He said animal control officers were not on duty at the time and that the snake was worth at least $200. Police do not think the snake was a threat to people, Poteet said.
"That's a pretty nice pet. I don't know why someone would just throw it out like that," Poteet said.
Police were able to get a description of the vehicle from a surveillance tape: It is a white Dodge Ram pickup truck with a logo in the back windshield that says "Ram Sport," and the words "For Sale" written on the passenger's side window in shoe polish.
Three men were in the truck, said police.
Police are still investigating the incident and the men could be charged with a class C misdemeanor of assault.
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