Today turned out to be a bit more interesting then normal. I had a service call scheduled for a guy saying his dryer won't start. He said he heard a THUNK and then the motor hummed.
I get out there, do my stuff and realize what the problem is. I have plenty of experience with this sorta thing happening so I just laughed to myself and asked the guy for a plastic trash bag.
See if you can spot the problem:

"Yup, that's what I thought" I told him, "you got a snake in the blower wheel and he jammed it up good."
Got the rest of the blower housing off to get him out of there:


After getting a good look at the things eyes, I determined it wasn't poisonous. Reached in there, grabbed him by the tail and yanked him out on to the floor.

Put the trash bag into a trashcan and using a shovel, scooped him up and dumped him in there. Tied the bag up and the homeowner took him outside and smashed the bag against the ground. He didn't seem to want me to shoot the thing.

Just another reason I carry a gun with me at work!

Should mention it was still quite alive. When I had him on the floor, he was striking at me and anything near him. He was just a little slower then normal. The homeowner was rather excited by the whole deal as well.