A man has discovered that a boa constrictor is not a willing camping companion after his five-foot-long pet escaped as they vacationed in southeast Michigan.
The man alerted officials that the snake slithered out of his pop-up camper June 9 at Addison Oaks County Park.
Oakland County Parks and Recreation executive officer Dan Stencil tells the Oakland Press of Pontiac that the snake is young and doesn't pose a threat to humans - "just small animals and so on".
Stencil says the man has been cited for violating park rules.
Stencil says the snake might have slithered into a crevice in the camper, but that herpetologists are scouring the 1,140-acre park 48km north of Detroit in hopes of finding it before crowds descend for a fireworks display July 1.
AP