Like a newly hired employee unused to the lavishness of its kitchens, Google's New York office is busting at the seams. The overgrown search engine is currently hiring for 111 different jobs in New York City, which means it's already filling up its Chelsea office on Ninth Avenue. (Apparently they haven't heard that CEO Eric Schmidt is trying to rein in hiring.) Now, the New York Observer reports that Google may have signed a 100,000-sq. ft. lease in the Chelsea Market building across the street. Google PR wouldn't comment. But what I really want to know is this: Will Google's new offices include a custom herpetarium for employees' snakes?

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