Agnus the snake is a survivor searching for an uneventful place to chill out.
The feminine corn snake — who went lacking from her home in Spennymoor, England, over a 12 months in the past and made headlines for the astonishing circumstances surrounding her reunion along with her proprietor — is searching for a brand new home.
According to the RSPCA, a Spennymoor resident contacted the animal welfare charity a couple of snake sighting of their backyard. On March 18, RSPCA inspector John Lawson went to the person’s home to find and take away the reptile.
Lawson discovered the snake on a storage roof and believes the reptile ended up there after a crow dropped her.
“There have been a whole lot of squawking crows round, so I believe one among them picked the snake up after which dropped her once they realized they’d bitten off greater than they may chew,” Lawson shared in an RSPCA launch.
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After pulling the snake from this precarious position, “a resident dwelling close by came visiting and was completely delighted because it was her lacking pet from a 12 months in the past known as Agnus.”
The revelation that Agnus has survived exterior via a U.Ok. winter left Lawson “gobsmacked.”
“If snakes turn out to be too chilly, they might be unable to feed or transfer usually, and their immune system won’t work correctly to struggle illness, that means the animal can turn out to be very sick and sometimes die,” he added.
Unfortunately, Agnus’ reunion along with her proprietor was transient “as a consequence of a change in circumstances,” per RSPCA. After rescuing the snake, Lawson took her to a vet for a check-up. The vet handled Agnus for a respiratory an infection, which the snake seemingly picked up from being caught out within the chilly.
“The vet believes Agnus had gone into brumation mode (just like hibernation), and her physique had shut all the way down to survive. It actually is wonderful that she survived for thus lengthy with out warmth — and likewise survived after a crow determined to attempt to fly off along with her,” Lawson stated.
Since her rescue, Agnus has been in RSPCA care as a result of her unique proprietor is now not in a position to look after her. The resilient corn snake has totally recovered from her time outside and is now able to be rehomed.
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In its launch about Agnus’ rescue, the RSPCA warned that Agnus’ future proprietor and all present snake mother and father ought to have an enclosure for his or her pets, “which is saved safe — and locked if crucial — when unattended,” since snakes are “glorious escape artists.”
The animal welfare charity added that almost all snakes the organization receives calls about “are regarded as escaped pets.”
