A Stray Cornsnake in Nottingham

The RSPCA brought in a stray cornsnake in a pillow case. The RSPCA inspector explained that she wanted it put to sleep as it had been found in the streets of Nottingham and they had no facilities for keeping snakes.I removed the most beautiful orange cornsnake from the pillowcase. It was obviously very cold but appeared in good condition and I could not go ahead with the euthanasia on such a healthy creature, so I took it home!

My children were delighted but my husband was not happy. I took my daughter Emily to town to buy some food for her (we christened her Tango). This was an eye-opener for me. The pet shop owner opened a freezer which was full of containers with various sized mice and rats. I bought the smallest frozen mouse and left the shop with my 4 year old daughter fascinated by what she had seen in their freezer.

Having never owned a snake before, I phoned a friend for some advice. She is a snake enthusiast and rushed over to look at Tango. When she offerred to take Tango, I did not hesitate. I was not relishing the thought of feeding it the little pink mouse.

I am more of a lover of ‘furry creatures’ but we all learnt so much from our beautiful stray cornsnake!

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