Post by marinermick on Nov 14, 2006 12:06:20 GMT 10
Man grabs snake to fend off police
A driver has threatened police with a live snake he grabbed off the road after he was pulled over by officers in Darwin.
A Toyota Landcruiser carrying five passengers was noticed swerving along Amy Johnson Avenue about midnight on Saturday, police said.
Two constables at Marrara pulled the car over and gave the driver a breath test, which registered 0.131.
They then questioned the man, who ran onto the road and picked up a live snake.
"The driver allegedly armed himself with a live snake, pointed the head of the reptile at them and threatened them," police said in a statement.
The officers told the man to drop the snake, but he ran into bushland still carrying it.
A man alleged to be the driver is to be summonsed on charges of exceeding the .08 per cent blood-alcohol level and driving unregistered vehicle.
He will appear in Darwin Magistrates Court at a later date.
A driver has threatened police with a live snake he grabbed off the road after he was pulled over by officers in Darwin.
A Toyota Landcruiser carrying five passengers was noticed swerving along Amy Johnson Avenue about midnight on Saturday, police said.
Two constables at Marrara pulled the car over and gave the driver a breath test, which registered 0.131.
They then questioned the man, who ran onto the road and picked up a live snake.
"The driver allegedly armed himself with a live snake, pointed the head of the reptile at them and threatened them," police said in a statement.
The officers told the man to drop the snake, but he ran into bushland still carrying it.
A man alleged to be the driver is to be summonsed on charges of exceeding the .08 per cent blood-alcohol level and driving unregistered vehicle.
He will appear in Darwin Magistrates Court at a later date.
