The Davie Police Department, which hauled an 11-foot reticulated python down to the station after pulling it out of the engine compartment of a Toyota Camry.
Police posted a video of the serpent online Thursday.
The reptile was originally spotted by Nova Southeastern University student Ross Price as he walked to his roommate’s Camry after a long study session. The spooked snake slithered under the car and tried to hide in the engine.
When an exterminator couldn’t be reached, police responded to the call instead, according to the Sun-Sentinel newspaper.