An Evanston, Illinois homeowner got got the shock this week when she opened up her washing machine and found a corn snake inside!
“I was totally creeped out,” Sanela Kamencic told NBC 5. Kamenic called Evanston Police, who took the snake to Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital, where it was inspected.
Officials said the snake, named Penelope, is a pet belonging to a 12-year-old living in the home next door.