Cops caught a sneaky serpent slithering across the street in the West Village on Sunday after it gave locals a fright, authorities said.
According to police sources, Lower Manhattanites were ready to shed their skin on Aug. 4 when they spotted a suspicious snake slinking in the street on Washington and 12th streets at around 11:18 a.m. and dialed 911. The scaly sighting prompted cops from the 6th Precinct to investigate.
Police say the officers were equally surprised to discover the snake wiggling its way across the roadway. The cops swiftly wrangled the wayward reptile, placing it into a black container. It was by no means sssss-mall, measuring about three feet in length.
Police dropped the catch off at a nearby Animal Care Center, an adoption and animal rescue facility.
Authorities do not know where the snake came from and say they are still investigating how the serpent got loose.
