WOODSIDE — Police scooped up a slithery suspect inside a Queens warehouse Tuesday morning — a four-foot black corn snake.
The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit responded to a report of a "vicious animal" inside 51-26 59th St., near 52nd Avenue, about 9:50 a.m., police said. No one was hurt in the apprehension.
“The snake was black, about 1.5 meters,” said Tony Lin, 54, who works in Chinese importing business XD Trading Co. that's based at the address.
“It was scary. When I saw him, he was in the office. He was moving in the corner near the wall."
Just another day at the office for sector F. Anyone missing a corn snake feel free to come get it #ItsWhatWeDo #NYPD pic.twitter.com/j0S0VInMOJ
— NYPD 108th Precinct (@NYPD108Pct) June 28, 2016
Lin said it took police about two hours to corral the reptile, which is not venomous.
No one was injured in the incident.
The snake was taken to Animal Care and Control in Manhattan. The organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It was unclear how the snake got into the warehouse.
