The day Zorita and her snake slowed traffic to a crawl in downtown Miami

Miami Daily News, Feb. 22, 1939.









Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1939: A 21 year-old exotic dancer named "Zorita" takes her snake for a noon-time stroll on busy Flagler Street in downtown Miami.


A large crowd gathers to watch the spectacle, spilling into the street. Traffic soon slows to a crawl.


The cops are called and Zorita and her snake are on their way to police department.


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