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Georgetown Library Closed After Live Snakes Found In Building
The Georgetown Library was closed from Saturday to Tuesday after staff members found several live snakes inside the building.
GEORGETOWN, DC — The Georgetown Library was closed for days after staff found several snakes inside the library, according to reports.
The Washington Post says the public library was closed Saturday after a staff member found a snake in the library.
The employee captured the snake and released it outside, but another library employee then found two new snakes downstairs hours after.
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The library remained closed for two days while waiting for a pest control company to give the all-clear.
“I’ve been here 10 years, and this is the first time that I’ve heard of snakes entering the building,” spokesman George Williams told The Washington Post.
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