Reporters covering the Grapefruit League spring training baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Mets in Winter Haven, Florida had found another news story when a 3-foot black snake came uninvited to watch the game.

The black snake stirred panic in the press box as the New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-5 on Tuesday. The reptile ran freely across notebooks and laptop computers in the bottom of the fourth inning.

According to AP reports, fans laughed and looked into the press area as the snake gathered quite a lot of attention until it was thrown out. Finally it was removed safely by a grounds crewmember at Chain of Lakes ballpark.

The snake was caught and later released it in the parking area behind the complex. There are no reports of any injuries.