Deer Doritos bag: Police save fawn from snacks
| Big Pine Key, Fla.
A聽deer聽in the Florida Keys is breathing more easily after a deputy removed a Doritos聽bag from its head.
The Monroe County sheriff's deputy discovered the Key聽deer聽while on patrol late Saturday evening. Its entire head was stuck in the chips bag.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Becky Herrin says the聽deer聽allowed the deputy to remove the bag without a struggle.
Key聽deer聽are the smallest of the Virginia white-tailed聽deer聽subspecies and are endangered. The US Fish and Wildlife Services says the聽deer聽have been threatened by development, habitat loss and hurricanes.
Herrin reminds Florida Keys visitors to properly dispose of trash to protect animals from harm.
