An employee at Market Basket in Manchester found the ornate cat-eyed snake inside a shipment. The snake is now being handled by rescue organizations.

An 18-inch Ornate Cat-eyed snake was found in a box of bananas at a New Hampshire grocery store on Friday, according to Rainforest Reptile Shows.

Market Basket employees were in for a shock on Saturday when they discovered a scaly surprise nestled in a bunch of bananas. A venomous, 1.5-foot long snake was hiding within the produce and hitched a ride from Ecuador to Manchester,

Employees at a southern New Hampshire grocery store uncovered an unexpected passenger in a banana shipment over the weekend: a venomous snake native to South America.