Londoner shocked after discovering one in all Europe’s longest snakes
A dog walker was shocked to come back throughout one in all Europe’s longest snakes in Central London.
Chris Kutler was strolling alongside the Regents Canal Towpath on Thursday (July 20) together with his pet when he observed one thing within the grass.
The 59-year-old was left shocked after he realised it was a darkish gray snake and feared the Aesculapian snake, a sort of rat snake, had “escaped from the zoo”.
Chris mentioned the creature measured a couple of metre, including: “The dog stopped to look at something and I thought ‘what’s that’ – and it was a snake.
“I thought it might be an adder or grass snake, but it was much too big for that. I realised I was next to the zoo and thought maybe it’s escaped from the zoo.”
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He rang one in all his mates to assist determine it and was relieved to be taught it isn’t venomous.
He continued: “I was quite mesmerised by it but didn’t know if it was poisonous.
“So I called a friend who knows about this kind of thing who said he thought it was a rat snake.”
One passer-by contacted London zoo on Twitter and asked: “Any probability of you’ve gotten lacking a snake? There is one on the facet of the canal, north walkway, and persons are stopping to take a look.”
London Zoo confirmed the rat snake didn’t escape from the zoo.
There are three colonies of the snake situated inside the UK – two in Wales and one on the banks of Regents Canal.