If you've ever talked to a retired cop, you know that they've got stories that make H.P. Lovecraft look like the Babysitters' Club. We reported on a couple who let a baker's dozen of gigundous snakes roam freely in their home. Reader and former officer Dave takes today's Noble Prize for making our skin crawl like the very serpents which repel us.

"where the hell is animal control??? I was a cop for 32 years and one of our guys got a run to a ladies apartment. She woke up to a large snake in her bed. The officer thought how big could a snake be in Michigan? It was a Boa, 12 feet long. He was floored. It had escaped from a tank in the apartment above hers when the owner went on vacation. There are laws against keeping these snakes."

Man, and we were just getting over the toilet snake. Thanks for the nightmares, Officer Dave!