8-foot boa constrictor found trapped in gas fireplace

Boa constrictors are big, strong, and can be quite dangerous.

Nonetheless, firefighters in Gainsborough, England tasked with rescuing one kept as a pet didn't let the snake's menacing reputation deter them.

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The call about the trapped reptile came in early Tuesday, and the rescue crew thought they were going out to coax the creature from behind a fireplace.

BBC is reporting that when they arrived, they realized the 8-foot-long boa constrictor had actually gotten stuck inside the gas powered – and thankfully unlit – flame-producing component.

Freeing it required the entire apparatus be dismantled.

The rescue was a huge success, though one of the firefighters did note, "Nobody on the crew would admit they were scared but there weren't many volunteers to free his head or hold him!"

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