When I was a young patrolman my worst fear was getting a call involving a snake in some one's house. This was before exterminators, wild life officers, the answer to a snake or gator was to call the police!
My standard answer was (a straight faced) if you want me to go in there and get it, I am going to shoot it and those little guys are hard to hit. Is your home owners insurance up to date? That normally took are of my problem. But the home owner was still looking for a solution to the snake problem.