{"id":894,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/woman-shocked-to-discover-a-boa-hidden-in-her-washing-machine\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T22:30:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T14:30:27","slug":"woman-shocked-to-discover-a-boa-hidden-in-her-washing-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/woman-shocked-to-discover-a-boa-hidden-in-her-washing-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Shocked To Discover A Boa Hidden In Her Washing Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A boa constrictor was discovered resting in a washing machine in south China. A wildlife animal rescue team was called by a woman to catch the non-venomous snake.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 16px;\">A boa constrictor was discovered resting in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs?type=marketing\">washing machine<\/a> in south China.\u00a0 A wildlife animal rescue team was called by a woman to catch the non-venomous snake.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/woman-shocked-to-discover-a-boa-hidden-in-her-washing-machine\/#A_boa_constrictor_was_spotted_resting_in_a_washing_machine_drum_in_at_a_home_in_southern_China_Photo_Daily_Mail\" title=\"A boa constrictor was spotted resting in a washing machine drum in at a home in southern China\u00a0 Photo: Daily\u00a0 Mail\">A boa constrictor was spotted resting in a washing machine drum in at a home in southern China\u00a0 Photo: Daily\u00a0 Mail<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/woman-shocked-to-discover-a-boa-hidden-in-her-washing-machine\/#Boa_constrictor_is_considered_as_grade_I_protected_reptiles_under_Chinas_wildlife_protection_Photo_Daily_Mail\" title=\"Boa constrictor is considered as grade I protected reptiles under China&#8217;s wildlife protection\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail\">Boa constrictor is considered as grade I protected reptiles under China&#8217;s wildlife protection\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_boa_constrictor_was_spotted_resting_in_a_washing_machine_drum_in_at_a_home_in_southern_China_Photo_Daily_Mail\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fm0q8pZ2OHK-87Dr6sdSqsjaOFjK?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Daily Mail2.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"495\" title=\"\">A boa constrictor was spotted resting in a washing machine drum in at a home in southern China\u00a0 Photo: Daily\u00a0 Mail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A villager in China was shocked to find an enormous snake inside her washing machine as she was about to do the laundry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Footage shows the boa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/constrictor\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">constrictor<\/a>, said to weight 26kg (57lbs), curled up and resting in the washing machine on October 7 at the woman&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Animal rescue caught the snake and took it back to their center.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FuilMk93fixqWRkv7huo_sy52g_r?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Daily Mail1.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"737.2124183006536\" title=\"\">Wildlife animal rescuer came to catch the snake and put it into a sack\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms. Zhang, who lives in Beiti Village in Chaozhou, told Guangdong Television that she found the snake as she was about to wash her clothes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;I was scared! I thought it was a bed sheet but then it started to move,&#8217; she said. \u00a0 After being told by other villagers that the snake was non-venomous, she reported the case to the local animal rescue center.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boa_constrictor_is_considered_as_grade_I_protected_reptiles_under_Chinas_wildlife_protection_Photo_Daily_Mail\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvFz_iNzYyQXRGbviGNqxEuUKMRs?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Daily Mail 4.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"389\" title=\"\">Boa constrictor is considered as grade I protected reptiles under China&#8217;s wildlife protection\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Video:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/v.qq.com\/x\/page\/j0560p35kd6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/v.qq.com\/x\/page\/j0560p35kd6.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A boa constrictor was discovered resting in a washing machine in south China. 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