Yes, a Snake Really Did Slither Into the Dodgers Dugout During Game 2 of NLCS

A surprising intruder made some hiss-tory during Game 2 of the NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. 

At the end of the fifth inning of the Monday, October 14, game at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers pitcher Brent Honeywell noticed a snake slithering inside his team’s dugout, which was caught by Fox Sports cameras.

“We’ve had Snakes on a Plane, Snakes on a Train and the latest Hollywood hit, Snake in the Dugout,” said play-by-play announcer Joe Davis.

Despite making the shocking discovery, Honeywell, 29, wasn’t exactly shaken out of his cleats.

“It’s the playoffs,” Honeywell told reporters after the game. “You’re bound to see anything.”

Honeywell was hoping that the snake — who was eventually scooped up in a towel by a Dodgers clubhouse assistant — would be a call to action for his team. 

“I was hoping it was a rally snake,” he said. “We pushed some [runs] across after that.”

THERE WAS A SNAKE IN THE DODGERS DUGOUT 😱 pic.twitter.com/AchOtlgNlv

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 14, 2024

Indeed, Max Muncy hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, just minutes after the snake was discovered. The Dodgers also added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. However, those would be the final runs scored for the Dodgers, as they dropped Game 2 by a final score of 7-3. 

The Mets evened up the best-of-seven-series at one game each, with Game 3 scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, at Citi Field in New York.

When Honeywell said “you’re bound to see anything” in baseball, he knows better than anybody. Back in 2015, when Honeywell was one month into his minor league career with the Charlotte Knights, he stumbled across a 10-foot long alligator in the dugout. 

“Everybody was out there, coaches were out — it was awesome, kind of cool,” Honeywell told MiLB.com at the time. “Welcome to the Florida State League.”

The alligator was believed to have entered the stadium through an open gate in the outfield. 

“I don’t know if he came up from the pond behind left field, but I guess he walked the track and down the stairs and into the dugout,” Honeywell pondered. “There’s a pond in left field, right over the beer shack. I thought it was pretty cool. We take [batting practice] on the back fields. We have gators all over the place down here. It’s uncommon to see them in the dugout but not uncommon to see them around.”