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Brainless Boneheads: Australia Man Releases Snake in Home for Non-Payment

Welcome to Brainless Boneheads! Every Friday, Don Chase & Sarah find some of the wildest, craziest stories out there to help kick off your weekend with a smile. – Brainless…

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What happens when you don’t pay the man asked to remove a snake from your home? Well, you get the snake back of course.

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Welcome to Brainless Boneheads! Every Friday, Don Chase & Sarah find some of the wildest, craziest stories out there to help kick off your weekend with a smile.

- Brainless Boneheads is a regular Friday feature from Don Chase & Sarah. Read more Brainless Boneheads here.

Pay Up or The Animal Goes Free

In the land down under, Colin Shoemark doesn’t play. When Colin’s phone rings, it’s usually very serious because he catches snakes for a living. Recently, Colin got a call about removing a slithery creature from a home. Sure enough, there was a red-bellied black snake attempting to hide behind the family refrigerator. Colin used his professional abilities and caught the serpent. Here’s where it gets interesting. The customer then refused to pay Colin. Colin said fine and released the snake back into the home. Instantly the customer had a change of heart and decided to pay up.