Article: A HAPLESS BLACK SNAKE FINDS GOLF BALL A BIT HARD TO SWALLOW.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)

Byline: Mary Reid Burrow

Thanks to an unusual combination of caring people, a black snake is as fit as ever after swallowing a golf ball at Eagle Haven Golf Course on Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base.

The hapless snake's saga began when a player told Course Marshal Joe LaCaze that he had seen a snake that looked like it had swallowed a golf ball. LaCaze went to check out the slow moving animal, which ``didn't look too good,'' he said. But when he tried to capture the critter, it crawled down a hole.

``The golf ball lodged in the hole,'' LaCaze said, ``and I pulled him out by the tail.''

LaCaze took the snake back to the shop because ...

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