A DRIVER has allegedly threatened police with a live snake he grabbed off the road after he was pulled over by officers in Darwin.
A Toyota Landcruiser carrying five passengers was noticed swerving along Amy Johnson Avenue about midnight on Saturday, police said.
Two constables at Marrara allegedly pulled the car over and gave the driver a breath test, which registered 0.131.
They then questioned the man, who ran onto the road and allegedly picked up a live snake.
“The driver allegedly armed himself with a live snake, pointed the head of the reptile at them and threatened them,” police said in a statement.
The officers told the man to drop the snake, but he ran into bushland still carrying it.
A man alleged to be the driver is to be summonsed on charges of exceeding the .08 per cent blood-alcohol level and driving unregistered vehicle.
He is due to appear in Darwin Magistrates Court at a later date.
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