A bug control professional who rescued a left snake is wanting to discover the family pet’s owner prior to the animal needs to be rehomed.
Phil Golding, who runs Pestaway in Ashford, was contacted us to Willesborough today to rescue the reptile after it was discovered concealing in a garden water butt.
He received a telephone call from his other half, whose associate had actually made the stressed discovery.
Mr Golding, 55, from Park Farm said: “My wife works at the William Harvey Hospital and at 9am she called me saying one of her colleagues is in floods of tears because there was a snake in her garden.
“Her children had opened the lid of their water butt and saw the snake.
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“I went straight over there to help and I didn’t know what snake I was going to encounter so I had some equipment ready.
“As soon as I lifted the counter, curled upon the inside was a corn snake – a beautiful thing.
“I put gauntlets on because they can still bite if they are scared, but they are not venomous.
“This is a pet, not a wild snake, so it must have come from reasonably close by.
“I was going to knock on all the doors but the neighbour knew everyone in the close and he said nobody has a pet snake.”
After making some calls, Mr Golding ultimately took the snake to Trinity Vet Centre in Maidstone, which has centers to take care of the reptiles.
But if the owner is not discovered quickly, the snake will need to be rehomed.
Mr Golding included: “It wouldn’t have travelled too far.
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“Snakes can live for months without food, but they do need water.
“It’s likely it wouldn’t have ever found its way home, but it could have been taken by a cat or a fox if left out there.”
Anyone missing out on an animal snake near Willesborough is prompted to call Trinity Vets Centre on 01622 726730.
