The animal welfare charity mentioned the snake was a pet named Agnes.
A pet snake, which was lacking for over a yr within the UK, was discovered after being dropped onto a rooftop by a snake. The info was shared by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), a charity working that promotes animal welfare, on Facebook. Sharing photographs on the platform, the RSPCA mentioned rescuers responded to a home in Spennymoor, County Durham, the place a resident noticed a three-foot corn snake of their backyard. The put up was shared on April 1 (Fools’ Day) and the charity clarified that the rescue operation was actual and never a joke.
“When we arrived, the snake had vanished – and was then found on the roof of a storage. We suspect {that a} crow had given the snake a not-so-helpful ‘leg up’, however fortunately, we had been capable of come to her assist,” the RSPCA mentioned within the Facebook put up.
The animal welfare charity additional mentioned that the snake was a pet named Agnes who had been lacking from her home for over a yr.
“She was discovered to have a respiratory an infection from being exterior within the chilly, but it surely’s a miracle that she survived in any respect after so lengthy. She has been handled for this, and we’ll be discovering her a brand new home sooner or later as her proprietor can not preserve her,” the put up mentioned.
The BBC mentioned a neighborhood resident came visiting who was “completely delighted” to seek out her pet.
“The snake had been picked up by a crow and dropped when it realised it had bitten off greater than it may chew,” RSPCA inspector John Lawson instructed the outlet.
Agnes was taken to a veterinarian and handled for the respiratory, then reunited along with her proprietor.
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