A third snake has been found in the Shropshire countryside in a little over three weeks, prompting fears that exotic pets have been dumped in the county.
The corn snake handed in at Abbie's Pets & Exotics. Photo: Abbie's Pets & Exotics
Pet snakes need to be kept warm and are often not used to hunting for their own food, so could struggle catching live food if it fights back and cause an injury which could potentially become infected. Earlier this summer it advised owners to be extra-vigilant of snakes slithering away due to the hot weather.
RSPCA Scientific Officer Evie Button described them as"excellent escape artists" which will"take the opportunity of a gap in an enclosure door, or a loose-fitting lid to make a break for it", especially during the hot weather then they become more active. “But sadly, we also have to deal with a lot of abandoned snakes. We find that many people are unaware of how much of a commitment these animals are when they take them on, which we believe may be why we are called out to deal with hundreds of animals every year who have sadly been abandoned when their owners can no longer meet their needs.
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