Slithery surprise found in Oregon thrift store donation Now its in Washington

KENNEWICK — A Hermiston, Ore., Goodwill worker got a shock when they opened a donated box of items to find an exotic red and black snake measuring several feet long. It’s not clear whether it was an intentional donation by someone who wanted to be rid of the snake or the snake just hitched a ride in the box. But it ended up with Jared Mitchell of U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, who gave Blue Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education a call. “I’ve got this snake,” Lynn Tompkins, the executive director of the nonprofit in Pendleton, Ore., remembers Mitchell…