[See] Man Tosses Humongous Python Into Sushi Restaurant: Police

STUDIO CITY, CA: A Los Angeles man is behind bars after allegedly throwing a 13-foot python at customers dining in one of Studio City’s most expensive sushi restaurants earlier this week. According to the LA Times, a smaller snake spotted during a dinner service Sunday evening lead to the shocking attack with the larger carnivorous reptile.

The LA Times reported that Hiroshi Motohashi had just paid $200 for his bill after dining at Iroha Sushi of Tokyo when was was asked to leave after servers spotted him hosting an impromptu show-and-tell with a snake he surreptitiously brought into the eatery. Witnesses told KCBS-TV Motohashi became irate, leaving the eatery only to return with the unwelcome pet.

Los Angeles Police officials say that although no one was hurt during the slithery melee, Motohashi was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats and the abandoned snake was rescued by animal control officers. Full story found here.