Sunday 5 August 2012

A potentially deadly snake is on the loose after evading a police helicopter which was scrambled to track it down. Residents are on the lookout for a 4ft long constrictor which has been spotted slithering along pavements in Plymouth, Devon.

A potentially deadly snake is on the loose after evading a police helicopter which was scrambled to track it down.
Residents are on the lookout for a 4ft long constrictor which has been spotted slithering along pavements in Plymouth, Devon.


The reptile was briefly captured by three people who trapped it in a bin - but it is so strong it forced its way out and vanished up a drainpipe.

A police helicopter was even diverted to scour the area on Saturday but the snake - nicknamed 'Hissing Sid' by locals - is still at large.

Therapist Barnard Brotherton, 53, was one of three residents who captured the creature in a knee-high swing bin last Thursday before it gave them the slip.

He said: "It seemed like the sensible thing to do but it was so strong it would wrap itself around the rim of the lid and squeeze itself through thee top like toothpaste.

"We got it in about three times but even with six hands pushing down on the lid it was too powerful.

"It was getting angry so we backed off, and at that point it decided to pop up the drainpipe."



Continued:  http://uk.news.yahoo.com/alarm-as-deadly-snake-hissing-sid-slithers-free-in-plymouth.html



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