'But they soon had the situation in the bag as they gently manoeuvred the creature into a pillowcase before taking it for checks at a local reptile centre. 'Officers from our operational support unit were driving down Park Lane yesterday afternoon when they spotted the large snake moving across the road. 'If that's the case then somebody needs to get into that property soon in case there are any more or alert the public that's the case.'Īfter police caught the first snake on Park Lane, in Aston, they joked about 'often having to deal with the odd slippery customer'.Ī force spokesperson added: 'Officers got an off-the-scale shock when they encountered a boa constrictor in the middle of a busy Birmingham road. 'There's supposed to be two more than have escaped. He said: 'Apparently this woman has gone away, some are saying to prison, but I'm not sure, and she has all these snakes which have now got out. One resident, who did not want to be named, said it is believed the snakes belonged to one woman who lived nearby. My worst nightmare.'Īnother added: 'Wots going on with all these snakes?'Ī third put: 'It was probably have been terrified itself, poor thing, hope it's somewhere safe now.' One web user said: 'Na, you'd see me run a mile mate. The footage has been compared by users on social media to a 'horror film'. The sanke was caught by staff at a nearby butchers who lured it into a pipe before placing it into a plastic container If there are two more out there, it's scary.' 'She is apparently in prison and her pets have got out. Same size, same colour, I think all of them are the same species. 'It looked the same as the one police caught at the weekend. 'They bite when they are hungry and I imagine they are hungry. I had a friend in London who was bit by an escaped pet snake. She had four in total and apparently they all escaped. 'It belonged to the same woman who owned the one on Park Lane. 'I think it was somebody from the police who came out to collect it.
'We caught it using a pipe when we saw it coming out of the hole and I put it in a little box. 'We knew it was inside the buildings and everybody was scared because you do not get snakes in Aston. The butchers owner said: 'We knew the snake had been around the area for a few days, the shop down the road saw it before we had. It is not yet known what has since happened to the snake yesterday after it was caught by workers at Daud Halal Meat and Poultry.
Footage shows the slithering reptile emerging from a shop along Witton Road, in Aston, Birmingham, yesterday
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