Snake On The Loose

When I first saw this, while walking down Avenue C last Tuesday, I thought someone had abandoned a cat beside the East 5th Street bus shelter:

Abandoned cat?

I scooched it with my foot, but there was no response.

Giving it more thought, it occurred to me that this was not a cat carrier at all, but a carrier for some lower form of life, like a snake.

Judging by that broken clasp, I'd say the snake got loose…

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