Snakes On A Sailor! Twice!
Royal Navy lieutenant Olly Slight and his partner had the fright of their lives when a three foot snake came to visit. In their bed. That was a couple of months ago. they put it all behind them after the snake was captured and taken to a sanctuary. Until the backup snake arrived, that is.
The couple had managed to corner the first snake after a chase around their rented home in Ilchester, near Yeovil, Somerset. It took refuge in their one-year-old son Jacob’s toy box, and was captured in a pillow case.
The RSPCA identified it as a nonvenomous North American corn snake and found it a new home at a reptile sanctuary in south Somerset.
The couple had all but forgotten their close encounter two months ago until they found the black-and-orange snake’s twin slithering up their stairs.
They were considering finding somewhere else to live, fearing that there might be a nest of the reptiles in the attic. However, they belonged to a neighbour, who said he had lost two of his three pet snakes last year. Both runaways are now at the sanctuary.
Snake shoe thieves are known to work in pairs. Well, at least they're done waiting for the other snake to drop.
By mockinbird, Wednesday, 26 September , 2007 @ 3:57 pm
I didn’t know any other place besides here in Florida
had back up snakes. We love ‘em.