The pickup truck owner had driven the vehicle from Mesa to Scottsdale and noticed the snake's head poking out from under the truck after parking. The giant snake was placed in a box and turned over to the Arizona Herpetological Society for care.

The Scottsdale Fire Department responded to an odd call on Wednesday after a man discovered a large boa constrictor sticking its head out from under his pickup truck.

The serpentine belt found in most modern engines gets its name from its snake-like shape. Firefighters in Scottsdale, Arizona, had the unexpected opportunity to compare this crucial piece of rubber with the limbless reptile it’s named after when they received a call from a man who found a boa constrictor—a huge,