What was believed to be a large constrictor snake triggered a police operation in the western German city of Wiesbaden on Sunday. A frightened man had called the emergency services in a supermarket car park in the early morning, the police said. An approximately 150-centimetre-long constrictor was lying on the ground and staring at him with wide eyes in the twilight, the 25-year-old man is said to have told the police. The police initially saw the same thing until they took a closer look: The supposed snake turned out to be a soft toy. “The large constrictor was immediately captured and kept s…