Oak Park Firefighters Rescue Snake on CTA Green Line Train

Oak Park firefighters rescue snake on CTA Green Line train | News Channel 3-12

By OAK PARK, Ill. Click here for updates on this story     Oak Park (WLS) — The Oak Park Fire Department has reunited a snake with its owner. They responded to the Harlem stop on the CTA Green Line Saturday night after a pet ball python escaped its owner. The snake, named Lucius after the Harry Potter character Lucius Malfoy, went into a control box panel on the train. Firefighters opened the box, secured the snake and returned him to his owner.…

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