Creepy critters lurk in hole on Colorado property. See wildlife officer reach in
Construction crews found creepy crawly critters lurking underground as they dug out a hole for a cistern on a southern Colorado property, officials said.
The crew didn’t want to dig until the snakes were gone, and the landowner wasn’t home — so he called Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southwest Region for help.
“You truly never know what kind of call you might get when you’re a CPW wildlife officer,” the agency said in an April 17 post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “... We loaded up on an adventure and checked it out.”
A photo shows district wildlife manager Stephanie Taylor peering into the hole and reaching in to investigate.
“We weren’t sure what kind of snakes we’d find, but we were guessing bull snakes,” officials said in the post. “After a quick glance into the hole, we didn’t see anything except what looks like electrical cables. Then, we finally saw a few small garter snakes.”
Taylor pulled out each snake, photos show.
“Crisis averted,” the agency said.
Wildlife officers released the snakes on the property away from where the crews were working.
“Thanks to Officer Taylor for responding to this call,” the agency said. “Just another day in the life of a wildlife officer.”
The agency said it was an odd call to receive.
“Seemed as though the landowner wasn’t home and maybe the situation was portrayed as a larger issue to him before he called us,” the agency said. “We were definitely expecting at least bull snakes.”
