Snake in the Storage

News from Glenwood Springs Post independent reported- Owners of a south Glenwood self-storage facility emptied several units Tuesday morning looking for what may have been an escaped pet python.

However, the snake that one of the Glenwood Self Storage Center unit renters said he found when he opened his unit was no longer there when the city's animal control officer arrived.

“We had a guy come in about 7 [a.m.] who said he opened his storage unit, and the snake was laying there on some boxes,” said Jim Hawkins, who owns the self-storage facility at 3410 S. Glen Ave. with his wife, Ingrid.

“He described it to the animal control officer, and she said it sounded like it could be a python,” Hawkins said. “We emptied three storage units looking for it, but there were no signs of it at all. So, I don't know what we've got.”

Hawkins said the facility does not allow pets to be kept in storage units, and none of the tenants who were contacted owned up to keeping a python.