Earlier this month, the RSPCA recommended family pet owners to keep their snakes secure as heat can “make the animals very active and more likely to escape”.
It received more than 1,200 reports about snakes in 2015, with the greatest variety of calls can be found in the summertime.
Throughout June, July and August, as numerous as 6 reports a day were made, according to the RSPCA.
Evie Button, senior clinical officer at the RSPCA, said: “This is not surprising, as snakes become more active during hot weather.
“So we would urge all pet snake owners to be extra vigilant at this time of year, invest in an enclosure suitable for the particular species and make sure that the enclosure is kept secure – and locked if necessary – when unattended.”
The variety of snakes kept as household family pets has actually soared from 500,000 to 700,000 in the in 2015, UK Pet Food said.
Ms Johnstone’s tweet has actually been seen more than 2.4 million times and has countless likes and numerous remarks.
Hazera Forth composed in reaction: “The one at home has often escaped into a laptop bag or other snug place. It’s entirely possible the person had no idea they were carrying it out of the house.”
