Snake spotted in street days after police caught a boa constrictor

Snakes alive! Another slithering reptile is spotted in middle of busy street just days after police caught a boa constrictor – and two more might be on the loose

• Footage shows reptile emerging from a shop along Witton Road, in Birmingham
• It was caught after being lured into a pipe and placed into a plastic container  
• Police caught a boa constrictor on Park Lane, also in Birmingham, on Saturday

A huge snake has been spotted in the middle of a busy street just days after police caught a boa constrictor a few miles away. 

Footage shows the slithering reptile emerging from a shop along Witton Road, in Aston, Birmingham on Monday. 

The creature was caught by staff at a nearby butchers who lured it into a pipe before placing it into a plastic container.

The butchers owner, who would only give his name as Mr Daud, said he believed the snake was another boa constrictor and warned that two more were still on the loose. 

This comes days after police also caught a boa constrictor on Park Lane, also in Aston, after they spotted the reptile in the middle of the road. 

A huge snake has been spotted in the middle of a busy street just days after police caught a boa constrictor a few miles away

Footage shows the slithering reptile emerging from a shop along Witton Road, in Aston, Birmingham, yesterday

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.

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.

‘We knew it was inside the buildings and everybody was scared because you do not get snakes in Aston.

‘We caught it using a pipe when we saw it coming out of the hole and I put it in a little box.

‘I think it was somebody from the police who came out to collect it. It is not here anymore.

‘It belonged to the same woman who owned the one on Park Lane. She had four in total and apparently they all escaped.

‘People are worried. I had a friend in London who was bit by an escaped pet snake.

‘They bite when they are hungry and I imagine they are hungry.

‘It looked the same as the one police caught at the weekend. Same size, same colour, I think all of them are the same species.

‘She is apparently in prison and her pets have got out. She only lives around the corner. It’s quite concerning. If there are two more out there, it’s scary.’

The sanke was caught by staff at a nearby butchers who lured it into a pipe before placing it into a plastic container

This comes days after police also caught a boa constrictor on Park Lane, also in Aston, after they spotted the reptile in the middle of the road

The footage has been compared by users on social media to a ‘horror film’.

One web user said: ‘Na, you’d see me run a mile mate. Like something from a horror film that. My worst nightmare.’

Another added: ‘Wots going on with all these snakes?’

A third put: ‘It was probably have been terrified itself, poor thing, hope it’s somewhere safe now.’

One resident, who did not want to be named, said it is believed the snakes belonged to one woman who lived nearby.

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.

‘There’s supposed to be two more than have escaped.

‘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.’

After police caught the first snake on Park Lane, in Aston, they joked about ‘often having to deal with the odd slippery customer’.

A force spokesperson added: ‘Officers got an off-the-scale shock when they encountered a boa constrictor in the middle of a busy Birmingham road.

‘Officers from our operational support unit were driving down Park Lane yesterday afternoon when they spotted the large snake moving across the road.

‘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.

‘Staff at Birmingham Reptiles confirmed that the common boa constrictor had come to no harm and they’ll be looking after it until its owner claims it or it’s rehomed.’

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