Snake in Maryland is recovering after accidentally swallowing a gear shift knob: Very 'unusual case'
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Animal rehabilitation workers in Maryland were shocked to find that a rat snake had swallowed a car's gear shift knob. The snake likely mistook the knob for a chicken egg.
"This rat snake was one of the most unusual cases we have treated at SCWC," said the Second Chance Wildlife Center in a Jan. 25 post on its Instagram page. Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"Upon intake, it was apparent that the snake had ingested a foreign object resembling an egg," said the center, noting that rat snakes often accidentally swallow golf balls and egg-like objects they think are chicken eggs.
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