4-star hotel in Germantown, snake problem its swimming pool. recent guests, the Country and Suites by Radisson, 30 minutes outside of Milwaukee, infested with snakes.
The Washington Ozaukee Public Department the snakes foot to up to few feet long. The snakes are believed to be northern water snakes and probably came from wetlands behind the hotel. her 4-year- son among those who encountered the snakes brief stay at the hotel.
The two arrived hotel the evening August 12 and were warned by other hotel guests that there were snakes in the pool.
' went up to the pool area, and there snake the hot tub, actually and it was just swimming around, one of many snakes I was yet to see,' said Griese.
She said snake the hot bigger one in the pool area, and another in the hotel hallway.
' were stay the first floor, after seeing a snake slither under decided this really for me,' she said. knocked the guest’s door tell the man inside that there his room and then watched the also said she saw hotel employees snakes and taking them that had been dealing with the snakes days. a marsh. happens,' was like, ‘No. That’s normal. hotel before.’”
an ongoing issue very good attempting to remove the snakes. literally through the outside assume where … the coming from since they're pool room,' Griese the Journal Sentinel. “That didn't any sense to me.” Washington Ozaukee Public Health went to hotel found snakeskin no actual According the inspector’s maintenance thought the snakes the species Nerodia sipedon common
be “plausible” after
photos. hotel staff member said that some of staff believe a pregnant snake must entered the building to lay eggs. the hotel issued a statement the snakes entered through door open by a guest. from Inn management: are aware of an incident involving snake or potentially multiple snakes our pool area on Saturday 8/12/ is certainly an unfortunate it an isolated event. we assure the safety and security of guests and always been our will have a service agreement place with a reputable pest control minimize the possibility similar understanding the s), represented imminent our guests. stated in the public Washington Department believed the snake( entered our set of emergency had been propped open a guest. We have taken additional steps in reduce likelihood similar incident future. Since Saturday 8/ had no snake-related incidents building. loyal guests your support with this matter.' according to hotel review in September, hotel’s snake problem does to be an “isolated event.” new room, snake in our hotel bathroom,” guest “We find you to this hotel!”
Photo Credit: Fox 6 Germantown, WI.
