Quote Originally Posted by m00kfu View Post
At least they said that it's nothing to worry about, and they don't chase you down the street. Most news stories about something like that would be something more along the lines of "Run for your lives! Killer snake loose on the streets! It aims for the face!" While it isn't the best publicity for the the hobby, at least it was factual and not just playing up to people's fears of snakes to get more attention.
Well, this is Winnipeg in October. Average daytime high is about 7 Celsius. Any herp that escapes here is dead in 24 hours or less. In the summer it might have been a different story.