Margarita surprise: A snake on the rocks in a Henrico restaurant
A Richmond woman got the shock of her life when a snake fell from the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant in Eastern Henrico and right into her margarita.
Why it matters: It was not the twist she was hoping for in her cocktail.
State of play: On April 16, Carletta Andrews and her husband were finishing their meal at Patron Mexican Restaurant in Sandston when "she felt something on her forehead," WRIC's Autumn Childress scooped.
She looked down and saw a snake — an actual living and slithering reptile — in her drink. A baby snake, allegedly, but still. A snake.
"It was moving. It started wrapping around my straw," she told the TV station about the straw-sized serpent.
Staff tried to prod the reptile out of her drink with a stick, but ultimately a fearless fellow diner snatched it out and moved the snake outside.
How it happened: The restaurant confirmed the incident to WRIC and speculated that the creature wriggled its way into the eatery through the air conditioning unit.
They also comped the meal, Andrews tells Axios. The manager said, "just go ahead and go."
What they're saying: "I left shaking. I was traumatized," Andrews told WRIC.
Same, girl. Same.
Flashback: This is the second time in recent years that a diner has been traumatized by a snake in a Virginia restaurant.
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