Officials gear up for Everglades python hunt

<p>This snake is either a budding mechanic or getting some much-needed R&amp;R.</p><p>A 3-foot ball python&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/python-found-hiding-under-hood-of-suv-in-west-palm-beach" target="_blank">crawled into the engine of an SUV</a>&nbsp;in West Palm Beach, Florida. But then, the car overheated, causing the owner to open the hood; that&#39;s where he found the slithery intruder. He called the police, who called in a snake wrangler.</p><p>&quot;After a little convincing,&quot; the WPTV anchor said.</p><p>&quot;Kind of tapped its tail a little bit to get it to move, and then it crawled back up into the engine compartment,&quot; said Mark McCarthy, the snake wrangler.</p><p>&quot;McCarthy was able to bring the snake back to his wildlife sanctuary where he&#39;ll have plenty of company,&quot; the WPTV reporter said.</p><p>&quot;Stick his head out there, go &#39;hello,&#39;&quot;McCarthy said.&nbsp;</p><p>And the SUV owner may not have known, but&nbsp;<a href="http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Snakes/Ball-Python/" target="_blank">the ball python</a>&nbsp;is the most popular pet python. He could have taken him home.</p><p>Guess he wasn&#39;t a snake person. So, as&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/python-found-hiding-under-hood-of-suv-in-west-palm-beach" target="_blank">Newsy&#39;s partners at WPTV report</a>, the snake was rescued. And the driver of the SUV had a fun story to tell everyone at work.</p>