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A skateboard, a snake, an arrest
Lancaster New Era
Published: Aug 12, 2008
11:03 EST
W Ferdinand St
By JANET KELLEY, Staff

A Manheim man apparently led less than a charmed life when he decided to take his pet snake for a skateboard ride Sunday and fell — right in front of a police cruiser.

Richard Couyou, 24, of 59 S. Charlotte St., was intoxicated, Manheim Police said, which probably contributed to his fall as he rode along West Ferdinand Street near Veterans Alley around 1 a.m.

The police officer stopped in time to see Couyou fall in front of his cruiser.

The officer said Couyou complained of pain as he and his pet python were lying on the road.

Couyou and his snake were taken home, police said. Couyou was cited for public drunkenness.

Police, who said Couyou often takes his snake outside with him, had no information about the size of the snake and whether it was injured in the fall.

According to newspaper reports, Couyou was convicted of drunken driving earlier this year.


Staff writer Janet Kelley can be reached at jkelley@LNPnews.com or 481-6026.


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QUOTE(dee @ Aug 12 2008, 12:08 PM)
I just looked at your profile. We are less than a year apart. We were at the beginning of rage against the machine with the skaters, these young kids have it so easy


They sure do, they actually have skate parks to go to now. None of that existed when I was growing up.
cityrose
I wonder what would've happened if he was carrying a small dog? Would the police have just handed it back to him and said here you go, hope it's not injured?
Faulkner
QUOTE(cityrose @ Aug 12 2008, 12:13 PM)


They sure do, they actually have skate parks to go to now. None of that existed when I was growing up.

Plus, there were no X-Games and Tony Hawk wasn't a household name. Those things gave legitimacy to the sport rather than the public looking down on them like they were all losers. Listen to me, I'm complaining about "the man" treating the skaters like dirt and I'm the world's biggest skater betty sell out. I am corporate America myself these days. OK, please disregard all my earlier rants.

dee
Agreed. No X Games, but we did have the Swatch Impact Tour. Yeah, not even close. I think the big turning point came after all the Tony Hawk video games.
cityrose
Taking one's snake for a ride .... Interesting*
Robotspyder
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