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Guarding Snakes Foil Break-Ins at New Orleans Gas Station
Herman the 6-foot South American boa constrictor and a companion boa guard Plaza Towers Texaco in New Orleans. The snakes deter burglars through presence and psychology, with owners noting only one break-in in two years. Wade Montgomery, the boa handler, says the snakes are irritable when shedding and pose no serious injury risk.
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