April 30, 2025 • 6 mins
"Would you adopt a five-foot boa constrictor?" Join hosts Ben Rogers, Jeff "Skin" Wade, Kevin "KT" Turner, and Krystina Ray as they dive into the fascinating story of David Davis, the man who saved Arlington from a snake scare and ended up adopting the creature.KT brings on David Davis from Arlington Animal Services, who shares his thrilling experience of capturing and adopting a five-foot boa constrictor. Discover why Skin imagines him shirtless in a vest and learn about Davis's fearless approach to handling snakes.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay, it's a been and skin show.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Yesterday we did the story of the five foot long
bullet constrictor that was spotted in Veterans Park in Arlington.
Joining us now on the Eagle hotline from Arlington Animal Services.
The guy who ended up adopting this creature, it's David Davis.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Good afternoon, David Davis.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Yeah, afternoon, guys.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
How are y'all great?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
You said in the story yesterday that you really like snakes.
Do you own any other snakes than the one you
ended up adopting here, this five foot long bullet constrictor
that was in the tree in the park.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
No, not currently. I have had some ball pythons in
the past, but I didn't currently have any before I
adopted him.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Okay, so were you you have no fear of snakes whatsoever?
Speaker 1 (00:44):
I mean, because I'm terrified of them. You weren't scared
at all?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
No, sir, No, I wouldn't. I have a healthy respect
for snakes, but I do not have a fear for nusser.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Would you own a snake that could eat you?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (01:00):
No, probably not. I think that this red tail they
can they get to be about ten foot. I think
that's about the largest unwilling.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
To get is snake? Good eating?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
David?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I I think so yes, yes.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Hell yeah. What's the best way to eat it? You
fry it up?
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Ste I mean the only way I've ever had it
was was deep fried, and that was rattlesnake in West Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
What's the most dangerous animal accounter you've had working for
Arlington Animal Services?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Uh, there would probably be the feral pigs. I'm in
charge of going in and trapping the feral pigs that
come into the parks here in Arlington, and they come
up from the Trinity and they can get pretty aggressive.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
How do you trap them?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
We've got big box traps and we'll take and set
out bait for them and just leave it set overnight
and they generally go in I trap them.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Are those good eating?
Speaker 3 (02:04):
I think so yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Hell yeah. I put it with some biscuits.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
We're talking to David Davis. He's with Arlington Animal Services.
As the story was going around, there was a lot
of people talking about this. I'm sure you probably saw
some of the news stories. What do you guys, what
is y'all's uniform? Because a lot of people thought that
y'all did this job shirtless.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
No, we our uniform is just five eleven tactical pants
and a polo shirt with a city of Arlington on it.
And then we do have we have been equipped with
bulletproof vests.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Oh so the vest is in play, yes, sir.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
Do the snakes ever shoot at you guys and that's
why you have to have a bulletproof vest?
Speaker 4 (02:46):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
No, we've never had that happen. I'm kind of hoping
it doesn't ever happen either.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I am curious now, David, So for what reason would
you need a bulletproof vest if animals are not, you know,
carrying handguns.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Well, it's just a precaution. Sometimes we have to Sometimes
we get called in by Arlington PD that that has
to clear a house or something and we have to
go in and remove animals from there. And it's just
a precaution for us.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
That makes sense, does it?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Yeah, no, it actually does. Think about a tough job.
Speaker 5 (03:23):
But I would think that if they don't just randomly,
like you guys, aren't storming crackhouses looking for animals, like
probably someone calls is to day, I got a wild
elk in my living room.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Can you guys come get this thing?
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Not generally, like I said, sometimes we get called out
in the middle of the night, like I said, by
Arlington' swat or something, and we have to you know,
we're after remove them, and that's why we were.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
I honestly, I'm just throwing this out there. If it's
not comfortable to wear them, I think you could get
out of wearing those because the only reason you'd need
it is if it's in an active shooter situation. Clearly
they're gonna call you out after the dust is settled
on whatever they're dealing with.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Yes, sir, but it is mandatory. It's part of the uniform.
We've talked to our boss about it, and he says,
when we're on the clock, we have to have him.
It doesn't matter how hot it is outside.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
We'll get We'll get you to get with Kevin. We'll
get his number and we'll put in a word for you.
I've never heard of an actor shooter, live animal situation.
That'd be like us wearing bulletproof vest to do a
radio show, right, I mean, justin case one of us
starts popping off. But then I would have David call
our program director and say, hey man, I'm out in
the field.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
I don't think these guys need to wear this thing right.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
But we were, but we're derailed from what we're derailed
from the situation.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Do you know whatever happened with that cobra and Grand.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Prairie, I do not. I haven't heard anything, but honestly,
Texas environment is pretty hostile to snake like that, so
I would imagine it probably didn't make it through the winner.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Yeah, I think that's that's that's been the consensus. Just
it's weird how the media quit covering this.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
David.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
We thank you for calling in today. Uh, and you
you did a great thing.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Bye.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
You know, we're waiting to see if someone was gonna
come claim this snake and you ended up adopting it,
So thank you for doing that. Uh, you're you're a
hero to me and to the city of Arlington.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Well, yes, sir, thank you all. I appreciate it. I
appreciate you having me on.
Speaker 5 (05:21):
What's your favorite rock song? We'll try to get it
on in the five o'clock hour.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
My favorite rock song. I'm a big fan of what
I've done by link.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Let's okay, let's go.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
So are you you you should be an avid Eagle listener?
Are you listening to the Eagle all the time.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
I listened to it quite a bit. I've listened to
the Fit and Skin Show for years.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Davis in a bulletproof fast.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
We're gonna give you some tickets to a concert. I
don't even know what it is or when it is,
but we're gonna take care of you.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Dude. Have you ever have you ever seen Ghost? Ghost
of the movie with Moore? Now they're there there.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
I don't know what you think about, Demi, but Ghost
is coming to Dickeys in August.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
Would you like a four pack of tickets?
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Oh? Yes, that would be all Let's go.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
All right, we're gonna keep you. Can we keep him
on hold, Christina and you can get his all right,
we're gonna put you on hold.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
David. You're going to ghost, Dude, wear that bullet profest
and bring a snake.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Okay, y'all are awesome, Thank y'all.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
All right, don't don't hang up there, he goes David
man Ar LinkedIn Animal Services to the Rescue.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Incredible, great guy, it's my guy. All right, kat, Where
are we going next?
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Uh? Well, there's a story that that was out about
the Addleson family, the new owners of the Mavericks.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
They're gonna get this so you no one here or not.
Next
Okay, it's a been and skin show.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Yesterday we did the story of the five foot long
bullet constrictor that was spotted in Veterans Park in Arlington.
Joining us now on the Eagle hotline from Arlington Animal Services.
The guy who ended up adopting this creature, it's David Davis.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Good afternoon, David Davis.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Yeah, afternoon, guys.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
How are y'all great?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
You said in the story yesterday that you really like snakes.
Do you own any other snakes than the one you
ended up adopting here, this five foot long bullet constrictor
that was in the tree in the park.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
No, not currently. I have had some ball pythons in
the past, but I didn't currently have any before I
adopted him.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
Okay, so were you you have no fear of snakes whatsoever?
Speaker 1 (00:44):
I mean, because I'm terrified of them. You weren't scared
at all?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
No, sir, No, I wouldn't. I have a healthy respect
for snakes, but I do not have a fear for nusser.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Would you own a snake that could eat you?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (01:00):
No, probably not. I think that this red tail they
can they get to be about ten foot. I think
that's about the largest unwilling.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
To get is snake? Good eating?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
David?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I I think so yes, yes.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Hell yeah. What's the best way to eat it? You
fry it up?
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Ste I mean the only way I've ever had it
was was deep fried, and that was rattlesnake in West Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
What's the most dangerous animal accounter you've had working for
Arlington Animal Services?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Uh, there would probably be the feral pigs. I'm in
charge of going in and trapping the feral pigs that
come into the parks here in Arlington, and they come
up from the Trinity and they can get pretty aggressive.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
How do you trap them?
Speaker 3 (01:53):
We've got big box traps and we'll take and set
out bait for them and just leave it set overnight
and they generally go in I trap them.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Are those good eating?
Speaker 3 (02:04):
I think so yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Hell yeah. I put it with some biscuits.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
We're talking to David Davis. He's with Arlington Animal Services.
As the story was going around, there was a lot
of people talking about this. I'm sure you probably saw
some of the news stories. What do you guys, what
is y'all's uniform? Because a lot of people thought that
y'all did this job shirtless.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
No, we our uniform is just five eleven tactical pants
and a polo shirt with a city of Arlington on it.
And then we do have we have been equipped with
bulletproof vests.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Oh so the vest is in play, yes, sir.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
Do the snakes ever shoot at you guys and that's
why you have to have a bulletproof vest?
Speaker 4 (02:46):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
No, we've never had that happen. I'm kind of hoping
it doesn't ever happen either.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I am curious now, David, So for what reason would
you need a bulletproof vest if animals are not, you know,
carrying handguns.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Well, it's just a precaution. Sometimes we have to Sometimes
we get called in by Arlington PD that that has
to clear a house or something and we have to
go in and remove animals from there. And it's just
a precaution for us.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
That makes sense, does it?
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (03:20):
Yeah, no, it actually does. Think about a tough job.
Speaker 5 (03:23):
But I would think that if they don't just randomly,
like you guys, aren't storming crackhouses looking for animals, like
probably someone calls is to day, I got a wild
elk in my living room.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Can you guys come get this thing?
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Not generally, like I said, sometimes we get called out
in the middle of the night, like I said, by
Arlington' swat or something, and we have to you know,
we're after remove them, and that's why we were.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
I honestly, I'm just throwing this out there. If it's
not comfortable to wear them, I think you could get
out of wearing those because the only reason you'd need
it is if it's in an active shooter situation. Clearly
they're gonna call you out after the dust is settled
on whatever they're dealing with.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Yes, sir, but it is mandatory. It's part of the uniform.
We've talked to our boss about it, and he says,
when we're on the clock, we have to have him.
It doesn't matter how hot it is outside.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
We'll get We'll get you to get with Kevin. We'll
get his number and we'll put in a word for you.
I've never heard of an actor shooter, live animal situation.
That'd be like us wearing bulletproof vest to do a
radio show, right, I mean, justin case one of us
starts popping off. But then I would have David call
our program director and say, hey man, I'm out in
the field.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
I don't think these guys need to wear this thing right.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
But we were, but we're derailed from what we're derailed
from the situation.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Do you know whatever happened with that cobra and Grand.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Prairie, I do not. I haven't heard anything, but honestly,
Texas environment is pretty hostile to snake like that, so
I would imagine it probably didn't make it through the winner.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Yeah, I think that's that's that's been the consensus. Just
it's weird how the media quit covering this.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
David.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
We thank you for calling in today. Uh, and you
you did a great thing.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Bye.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
You know, we're waiting to see if someone was gonna
come claim this snake and you ended up adopting it,
So thank you for doing that. Uh, you're you're a
hero to me and to the city of Arlington.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Well, yes, sir, thank you all. I appreciate it. I
appreciate you having me on.
Speaker 5 (05:21):
What's your favorite rock song? We'll try to get it
on in the five o'clock hour.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
My favorite rock song. I'm a big fan of what
I've done by link.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Let's okay, let's go.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
So are you you you should be an avid Eagle listener?
Are you listening to the Eagle all the time.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
I listened to it quite a bit. I've listened to
the Fit and Skin Show for years.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Davis in a bulletproof fast.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
We're gonna give you some tickets to a concert. I
don't even know what it is or when it is,
but we're gonna take care of you.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Dude. Have you ever have you ever seen Ghost? Ghost
of the movie with Moore? Now they're there there.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
I don't know what you think about, Demi, but Ghost
is coming to Dickeys in August.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
Would you like a four pack of tickets?
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Oh? Yes, that would be all Let's go.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
All right, we're gonna keep you. Can we keep him
on hold, Christina and you can get his all right,
we're gonna put you on hold.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
David. You're going to ghost, Dude, wear that bullet profest
and bring a snake.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Okay, y'all are awesome, Thank y'all.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
All right, don't don't hang up there, he goes David
man Ar LinkedIn Animal Services to the Rescue.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Incredible, great guy, it's my guy. All right, kat, Where
are we going next?
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Uh? Well, there's a story that that was out about
the Addleson family, the new owners of the Mavericks.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
They're gonna get this so you no one here or not.
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