Reached for the shovel

Snake frightened breakdown mechanic

An ARBÖ employee discovered a snake in the engine compartment of a car.(Bild: unknown)

The reptile was stuck under the hood of a car that had not been used for some time. The snake had made itself at home - but everything turned out well in the end. 

An assignment for an employee of the ARBÖ test center in Neutal was unusual. Christian Wolfgeher had to go to a car in the village that had not been in use for some time.

Snake discovered
The car would not start and the owner asked for professional assistance. The breakdown mechanic flinched briefly when he opened the hood. A thick snake was lying between the cables, hoses and the drive unit. It had made itself at home in the engine compartment.

Freed with a shovel
"I had to use a shovel to carefully set the snake down in a meadow," explains Wolfgeher. The reptile was probably an Aesculapian snake.

Employee Christian Wolfgeher had to deal with an Aesculapian snake during a breakdown.(Bild: Schulter Christian)

Happy ending
After the moment of shock, Wolfgeher immediately got to work and got the engine going again thanks to a jump start. "You can rely on my employees, everything turned out well," praised ARBÖ Regional Managing Director Martin Heissenberger.