 A man in East Naples had to learn the hard way that driving a car and playing with a pet animal at the same time is far from a good idea. That is particularly true when the pet in question is an agitated snake. Courtland Page Johnson, age 30, of 1373 Wildwood Lakes Blvd., was driving his PT Cruiser on Golden Gate Parkway at night. While driving, the pet snake wrapped around his neck and then attacked his face, Naples police officials stated following the incident. An onlooker, Charles Page, told police Johnson was driving erratically. He said Johnson crashed into several roadwork barricades. Page said Johnson had a snake in his hand at the time of the crash. Johnson was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash. Additionally, he was taken to the Naples Jail Center. At press time, Police did not know why Johnson was driving with his pet snake around his neck. Additionally, they could not report on the extent of his injuries. Johnson did admit that he paniced while driving when the pet snake bit him. |
