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Snake discovered in Dublin’s Guinness Brewery container shipped from Texas

Reptile nicknamed JR by St James’ Gate staff – now recovering from its long journey

CATHY HAYES,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Thursday, August 30, 2012, 7:14 AM

Updated Thursday, August 30, 2012, 7:15 AM

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Snake discovered in Dublin’s Guinness Brewery container shipped from Texas

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Staff at Guinness’ brewery in Dublin were shocked to find a snake in a delivery container that arrived from Texas.

In time honored Dublin nickname tradition, the snake was immediately named JR, after the character from the TV show “Dallas”.

Workers at the Diageo Logistic Centre at St James’ Gate found the reptile on Tuesday.

According to Joe.ie, the snake was found in an empty keg.

Newstalk Radio reported that the snake was brought to veterinarian Bairbre O’Malley, one of the leading Irish authorities on exotic pets. The snake, JR, was identified as a non-poisonous corn snake, who was healthy if a little underweight and dehydrated. He is now being nursed back to health.

He is the first snake from Texas to be cared for by the DSPCA.

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Tebbie04 | Sep 06, 2012, 01:11 AM EDT

Let's send a couple more snakes over to Ireland, they make a great pair of boots !!

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plynchhayes | Aug 31, 2012, 10:49 AM EDT

Oh, no! Does this mean there are now snakes in Ireland?

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esatdigiwank | Aug 31, 2012, 06:38 AM EDT

I would have thought D i c k Ch e n # y would be a better name for that snake; they are two of a kind.

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IrelandNorth | Aug 31, 2012, 06:23 AM EDT

Was the keg empty because it drank (slugged!) the contents? If so, was he not inebriated? Is this the return of one of the Druidic snakes St Patrick unlawfully exiled 1,500 yrs ago. And should the snake not have been taken to immigration for being an illegal alien? And does this mean that the intoxication industry which brews the devil's buttermilk is now importing it from Texas? I've heard of a worm in your standard shot of Mexican tequila, but never a corn snake in a pint of the black stuff? Still, should improve the taste I'd imagine? Reptilian droppings notwithstanding.

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IrelandNorth | Aug 31, 2012, 06:22 AM EDT

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ciaradexy | Aug 30, 2012, 05:32 PM EDT

Tod, St James's gate is actually just a gate. its the Guinness Brewery.

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millstreet | Aug 30, 2012, 02:24 PM EDT

An Irish Snake...WOW!!!!! how lucky can he get....

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pilib04 | Aug 30, 2012, 02:06 PM EDT

Diageo should be commended for their wonderful cash back (rebate) programs.

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Phaenius | Aug 30, 2012, 01:44 PM EDT

Hey guys, sorry about that snake, but you folk in Ireland are a bit wetter than we are, and in some counties we are even called DRY counties...'course you can get yore booze over the state line in New Mexico sometimes. I'm from Bush's hometown of Midland, Texas, and we are really draught struck at this time. We thought about your hospitality in that this is where we got our Texas hospitality from our Irish imigrants. You know Mexico had a problem with Texas in the old days...they did not have enough Mexicans, so they imported a whole passel of Irish Catholics to people up the province. I hope you are not offended at our solution to your snake problem there.

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GabrlOSullivan | Aug 30, 2012, 01:38 PM EDT

First: JAYUS! Second: How thoughtful -- a green snake.

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Tod Rafferty | Aug 30, 2012, 11:22 AM EDT

Should think an Irish writer would know it's St. James's Gate.

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Murph46 | Aug 30, 2012, 11:07 AM EDT

St.Pat is spinning in his grave!

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handsome68 | Aug 30, 2012, 10:59 AM EDT

It might be an example of Texas humor, as well. You know, reintroducing snakes into Ireland, and all that. From what I understand, however, Ireland now has more than enough snakes of the human variety, rather than of the reptile variety. As Hamlet says to his old friend, "The Fault, Horatio, is not in the stars, but in ourselves."

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eiriamach | Aug 30, 2012, 09:15 AM EDT

A shipment from Texas? The Guinness staff should be grateful for the snake! It probably ate the huge flying cockroaches that hide out in shipping containers from Texas (ugh!).

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kilfinnane | Aug 30, 2012, 08:21 AM EDT

Where is St. Patrick when we need him?

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