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Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Customer's horror as 'worst possible thing' falls into her drink at Mexican restaurant
Carletta Andrews had just finished dinner with her husband, when she felt something hit her forehead. She then saw the snake curling around the straw in her margarita A woman who was out having dinner was left shaken after a snake fell from the ceiling and fell into her cocktail. Carletta Andrews has spoken of the moment she had just finished dinner with her husband, when she felt something hit her forehead. She was at the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston, Virginia, USA, when she suddenly say saw the little snake land in her half-finished margarita. The snake had dropped from the ceiling, shocking everyone in the restaurant, including the staff as well as fellow dinners. Carletta told local reporters she is "scarred for life". She said: 'I looked at my husband like what was that. When I turned around, I saw the snake in my margarita.' She said the snake — a baby of indeterminate species — started curling itself around her drink's straw. She added: 'I kept saying please don't let it go in my purse. I left shaking, I was traumatised.' Restaurant workers rushed in to try to remove the snake with a stick. Another patron then grabbed the snake and released it back into the wild. Mrs Andrews said the restaurant offered to move her to a booth, but she just wanted to go home She added that she wants to know how this happened, and where the mother snake could be. She added: 'If that was the baby, I fear… is the mum there?' A Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina spokesman told 8News the snake may have gotten into the ceiling through an air conditioning unit. The eatery was noted last December for a number of violations, including mould, broken handles, missing ceiling tiles, cracked floor tiles throughout the kitchen, and leaky ceiling tiles, but had addressed the issues within six days of being notified. Back in September last year, the Mirror reported on a furious movie-goer who claimed she was bitten by a snake while watching a film. Kornphaphiporn Poka-imsin was transfixed on the big screen playing the tornado flick 'Twisters' when she felt a sharp pain in her foot at the Major Cineplex in Central Rama 2 in Bangkok, Thailand. She said she performed first aid on herself at the cinema but claimed she was later placed in the ICU of a hospital when the seemingly innocuous wound got worse. Photos show two puncture wounds on the 27 year old's left foot from where the creature sank its fangs into her. She reported the incident to police but claimed officers told her to negotiate with the cinema management over compensation. She said: "I was watching the movie Twisters at around 2pm. When the movie ended, I felt something slither past my feet, so I moved it. The animal was probably startled and bit my feet, causing a sharp pain that faded into numbness. "I did not know what to do so I performed first aid on myself by squeezing the blood out of the wound. I went to see the doctor by myself and was told that it was definitely not a rat, based on the bite marks. I stayed in the ICU for one night."
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Virginia Woman Left 'Traumatized' After Finding a Snake in Her Margarita at a Mexican Restaurant
A Virginia woman said she had a night to remember when she went to eat at a Mexican restaurant and ended up eye-to-eye with a scaly, slithering creature. Carletta Andrews visited the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston with her husband to enjoy a nice night out on April 16. However, at the end of her meal, she found a baby snake in her margarita. "I leaned in to take a sip, and I noticed something hit me in the forehead, and I looked at my husband like, 'What was that?' " Andrews told 8 News. "When I turned around, I saw the snake in my margarita." She also told the outlet that she saw the reptile move and wrap around her straw. Related: Customer Gets Blasted by Internet for Bringing Their Own Tea Bag to a Restaurant for Health Reasons Workers attempted to remove the snake with a stick, but to no avail. Another restaurant goer eventually grabbed the animal and took it outside. "I left shaking, I was traumatized," Andrews told 8 News of the incident, adding that the restaurant offered to move her to another seat, but she decided to leave instead. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Now, Andrews is worried there may be more snakes in the restaurant. "Is the mom there?" she told the outlet, highlighting how the reptile in her drink was a baby. Related: Restaurateur Claims 'Incredibly Rude' A-List Singer Left a Waitress 'in Tears' and Would 'Belittle' Staff The owner of Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina told 8 News that the snake likely entered through an air conditioning unit. He also reportedly told the outlet that no precautions were being taken to keep the incident from happening again. 8 News reviewed records from the Virginia Department of Health that revealed the restaurant had several violations during an inspection in December 2024, including mold, broken handles and a missing ceiling tile. The violations were later corrected within a week. The Virginia-based restaurant has two locations: one in Sandston and another in Chester. The Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Sunday, April 27. Read the original article on People
