But there were no signs of neglect and he could have escaped his enclosure, so the owner is welcome to get in touch with us. "The exotics expert spotted a rib fracture and it does look like this snake has been run over by a car or motorbike. He was quite a size and that must have been a shock for the woman who was pottering around in her garden when she noticed something under the drainpipe.
When I went to pick him up he was actually quite aggressive. He said: "The lady who found it didn't know whether it was venomous so she rang the police, who contacted me. RSPCA inspector Anthony Joynes, who was called out when the snake was discovered, described it as "feisty" and "striking repeatedly and rattling his tail to warn me off." READ MORE : Man flashed on bus in front of horrified passengers But they are not venomous or dangerous to humans, although the RSPCA advises anyone finding a snake they believe is non-native, like this corn one, to keep a safe distance. It's thought he may have been discarded or he may have escaped his enclosure.Ĭorn snakes are among the North American species of rat snakes that kill their prey by constriction. The North American corn snake was on the loose at a property in Bidston Avenue, Birkenhead, last Saturday (July 2). A Wirral woman got a shock when a vivid orange-coloured snake slithered across a drainpipe at her home.
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