With eight games left of the regular season, Philadelphia Union have chosen now as the perfect time to welcome a brand new club mascot on board.
The MLS side took the time to introduce the world to Phang, the soccer-loving snake who they hope will help propel the club to greater heights.
Phang was hatched from a glowing, gaseous blue egg at Philly Zoo, much to the amazement of the local schoolchildren who had gathered to witness his "birth."
The egg was originally planted by Union in a local grocery store where it was found by a young fan who then took it to the zoo where, over the course of a few weeks, it "grew" to five times its original size before hatching on Monday.