Firefighters called out to deal with dangerous snake discovered pumpkin

Five firefighters in Steyr, Upper Austria, responded to a call to capture what locals believed was a dangerous snake.

Passers-by had spotted the large reptile on a path by the river Enns.
However, when they arrived at the site they realized it was in fact a rather large, snake-shaped pumpkin .
It's not clear if it was placed there by pranksters or had washed up from the river.