Woman Eats More Than Half Her Burger Before Finding Something Disturbing

Dawn Morales was sitting with her family at a Florida Burger King when she pulled the wrapper down to take another bite of her Whopper. She’d already eaten more than half the burger, she says, when she spotted what looked like a baby snake beneath the bun.

Morales described the October 14 visit to the Haines City restaurant in a November 1 Facebook post. She said she took what was left of her lunch to the counter and asked for the manager. After Morales showed her what she’d found, she said, the manager offered her a fresh sandwich, a Hershey’s pie or her money back.

“ARE YOU SERIOUS?” Morales wrote, recalling her reaction. By then, she said, she felt sick to her stomach and wanted to leave. What she wanted from Burger King afterward was an explanation.

Morales said she later went to the hospital and was still having stomach pain when she shared her story. She didn’t report a diagnosis linking those symptoms to the meal, and the object she described has not been independently identified. Florida inspectors recorded no violations at the restaurant during a June 22 visit, nearly four months before Morales ate there.

In the days after the visit, Morales said, she called Burger King’s corporate office several times. Representatives told her they were waiting to hear from the restaurant manager. By the time she wrote her post, she said, she still didn’t know what had been under her burger or when anyone would get back to her.

“This isn’t about getting a free meal,” Morales wrote. “This is about food safety, accountability, and the health of customers.”