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It was a completely normal workday in June when I routinely rode my bike into the Netscape parking lot at ten o'clock in the morning. I was just about to open the door to the building when the security guard, who always makes sure everyone is wearing their "badge" (company ID), indicated to me that there was a snake in the parking lot. And indeed: just a few meters away, a patterned snake about 2 meters long and three to four centimeters thick was slithering through the bushes!
Quickly, I went into the building, informed my colleagues, grabbed the camera from my backpack, and soon everyone rushed out to marvel at the spectacle! An expert among the people responsible for building maintenance identified the reptile as a so-called "Gopher Snake," a non-venomous snake that preys on ground squirrels. A SUV was quickly brought around, a billiard cue and a trash can were fetched from the game room, and after some back and forth, the snake was placed in the bin.
My suggestion to simply drive it to Microsoft and let them loose in the parking lot was brusquely rejected "for legal reasons," unfortunately! No sense of humor, these Americans!
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