A shocked member of the general public discovered the reptile subsequent to a bin within the Rivermead Nature Park on Monday (November 6) with details about its breeding and well being caught to the field.
On the field somebody had written that the snake was known as Barry and said: “Handle with care, ball python. Non-venomous reptile enclosed.”
There was additionally a typed-up piece of paper which had details about when the snake hatched, the dates of its first and final shed and details about once they final fed.
The member of the general public took the snake home for safekeeping earlier than contacting the RSPCA.
An inspector – Malwina Gasiorek – collected the snake and transferred it to a specialist exotics centre.
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Ms Gasiorek stated: “This poor snake was deserted and was very fortunate to be discovered and rescued in time.
“Snakes are unable to supply their very own physique warmth, and with the colder climate we’re having not too long ago, the snake could not have survived for for much longer by itself.
“Whoever deserted this snake knew loads of details about it, which is why it’s baffling to grasp why they had been deserted.
“If they weren’t capable of take care of the snake anymore, the snake ought to have been taken to an exotics centre.”
The abandonment comes because the RSPCA launches its ‘Join the Christmas Rescue’ marketing campaign which reveals that abandonment calls coming into its emergency line are at a three-year excessive.
