Car hits house, leading to reptile roundup

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS -- A car crash in the Metro East area led to a reptile roundup.

Police in Fairview Heights say a car clipped one house, then crashed into the basement of neighboring home occupied by a snake breeder.

You guessed it -- the accident broke open several of the home's glass cages, freeing their slithery contents.

Police say none of the 10 snakes were venomous, and it appears they've all been rustled up.

The car's driver was taken away in an ambulance to be treated for what were described as minor cuts and scrapes.

The accident is being investigated.