IN PICTURES: Woman shocked to find 4-foot-long python coiled inside car's hood

As per local media reports, the python was rescued by snake rescuer Steve Keller. The snake was somebody’s pet that had escaped. However, the owners will not be allowed to have it back as keeping exotic pets is illegal in Canada . Image: Facebook/ Omro Police Department

The snake has been identified as a Ball Python (originally thought to be Burmese). It worked its way between the engine and the skid plate. Image: Facebook/ Omro Police Department

Omro police department shared pictures of the incident. It wrote: “On Wednesday at 6:50 PM we were called to a motorist assist. The driver pulled over because her SUV was running strangely, opened the hood and was stunned to find a large snake in the engine compartment.” Image: Facebook/ Omro Police Department

A Wisconsin woman who was facing troubles with her SUV, received a good shock when she discovered that the reason behind her vehicle failure was a 4-foot-long python hiding in its hood. Image: Facebook/ Omro Police Department

The department wrote in the Facebook post “Officer Peeters from Omro and Lieutenant Sauriol from Winneconne are seen in the photo attempting to get the snake out. Lt Sauriol had a good grasp on it but they are incredibly strong!” Image: Facebook/ Omro Police Department