MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Employees inside a truck stop on Highway 138 in Denmark, Tennessee, said they felt threatened when at least four people came into the gas station with two pythons.
In surveillance pictures provided by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, you can see the men holding the snakes and placing them on the counter. They said the men with pythons stole about $400 worth of CBD oil.
Mayur Raval said he and his brother were working at the store at the time, and he was afraid of the snakes.
“They were just waving them around and putting them on the counter,” said Raval. “One person brought in one snake first, and then after that, he brought in another snake. One is white, and one is brown or a mix.”
Raval said the men with snakes were able to grab the CBD oil from the counter. He thinks they wanted to take more than that, but too many customers were around.
“They pulled their car up to the front of the door,” said Raval. “I think they planned to successfully come here and rob the store. The snake is a weapon, you know,”
Last year, a man was arrested after he allegedly tried to rob a Memphis gas station with a snake.
Police said Reginald Cook, 26, had a five-foot snake wrapped around his neck when he demanded cash from a clerk at a Shell station on Elvis Presley,
He was charged with two counts of Attempted Aggravated Robbery.
The men with pythons were with two females and driving a small four-door sedan with a drive-out tag and bungee cords on the trunk.
If you recognize them, call Crime Stoppers at (731)-424-8477.