A Mexican Black Kingsnake had households’ blood operating chilly when it escaped in Elephant and Castle in the summertime.
The three-foot-long constrictor was on the unfastened for over twenty-four hours after a builder noticed it slithering round gardens in Oswin Street.
It was later deemed “totally harmless” however nonetheless rattled residents who have been flung into “panic” over the jet-black fugitive.
Mexican black kingsnake on the unfastened in Elephant and Castle
Local man Anthony Poggo “almost stepped” on the slippery buyer earlier than Safari Pete, an area conservationist and crocodile handler, swooped in.
The famend reptile rescuer, alongside together with his son, captured the unique specimen earlier than taking it to an area reptile centre.
Safari Pete stated: “I’ve been rescuing my snakes my whole life. We don’t often have problematic snakes in the UK – it’s disproportionately dogs and cats!”
