SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (KPNX) - A boa constrictor recently enjoyed a joy ride in a pickup truck. The driver was unaware of his hitchhiker until he saw the serpent’s head underneath his truck. Aaron Ricks said he was stopping to grab a bite to eat.

The Scottsdale Fire Department responded to an odd call on Wednesday after a man discovered a large boa constrictor sticking its head out from under his pickup truck.

Firefighters in Arizona handled an unusual emergency when a driver who arrived in Scottsdale from Mesa discovered a boa constrictor poking its head out from the undercarriage of their pickup truck.