"It is not surprising there are more calls in summer, as snakes become more active during hot weather - so as the UK continues to swelter this summer, we’re braced for another influx of calls. RSPCA senior scientific officer Evie Button said: "Snakes are excellent escape artists and will take the opportunity of a gap in an enclosure door, or a loose-fitting lid to make a break for it. Friends of woman found dead near M1 launch fundraising bid to help her young daughters.In 2022, they were called out 24 times in Derbyshire - part of 1,031 reports received nationally involving snakes in need of help, with numbers of calls averaging highs of 110 calls per month between May and August.
The call-out to deal with the boa constrictor is not unusual for the RSPCA officers. The snake was healthy and in good condition and was under a shed in Ilkeston.Īs no owner could be found for it, it was taken to a specialist centre and has now been rehomed. A stray six-foot boa constrictor has been found under a garden shed in Derbyshire prompting the RSPCA to remind snake owners to be extra-vigilant as the charity braces for a rise in stray pet snakes due to the hot weather.
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