14 year old shopping for shoes finds live snake instead

A 14-year-old girl shopping for shoes Saturday got an unwelcomed surprise when instead of shoes in the box she found a live snake.   Gadsden Police say the 14-year-old and her mother were shopping in an east Gadsden store when the girl opened a shoe box and a live snake fell out on her leg.  The 14 year old  ran away from the snake. A store employee called police, and an officer responded and killed the snake, disposing of it outdoors.  Police said the snake appeared to be 6 to 7 inches long.  The teenager told the responding officer the snake only scared her and she was not injured. The mother requested a police report about the incident.  Police did not say if they purchased any shoes.