SURPRISE AS CORN SNAKE FOUND LOOSE IN GARDEN

A MAN and his terrier were shocked to discover a large snake in the garden at their Colwyn bay home. Stephen Gowing, who lives on Pen-y-Bryn Road, Colwyn Heights, found what he understands is a corn snake on Wednesday morning.

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He lives near the Welsh Mountain Zoo and contacted them. Back in the 1970s there was an escape of Aesculapian snakes from the zoo, and there is now a wild population of approximately 70 adult individuals.

But they told him that in this case it was very likely someone's pet who had escaped. Stephen posted it on Facebook in the hope of finding the snake’s owner.