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Invasive 2m-long snake found breeding inside walls and attics across UK (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/nature@feddit.uk

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One of Europe’s largest snake species is crawling up walls and into attics in the UK, seeking warmth for breeding, scientists say in a new study.

Aesculapian snakes, which grow up to 7ft long, are not native to the UK. They went locally extinct during the last Ice Age, and were not seen widely in the UK for 300,000 years.

But they have become an invasive species now, researchers say, surviving in warm corners in the UK. They were introduced during the 1970s to Colwyn Bay, North Wales, following an escape from the Welsh Mountain Zoo.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They're non venomous, before anyone panics.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I mean, a 7ft snake in my attic regardless of the venom situation would be pretty alarming

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)

But can you eat them?

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can eat a cow, it would also be alarming to find in my attic

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 3 points 9 months ago

But free beef!

[–] henfredemars 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Your instance feels especially appropriate for this question.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 9 months ago

https://clip.cafe/the-road-warrior-1981/its-snake-i-trained-im-gonna-eat-it/

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Snake getting help over the codec from Para-Medic in MGS3

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Probably.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Meh, easy way to get rid of the mice

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

In fact, the snake probably isn't going to stick around long if you dont have critters around for it to eat, so if it lingers for a few days its probably doing you a favour. Overall snakes are less destructive than rodents.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

Meh, I'm not using the space, they can have it lol

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I get to split my rent?

That heating isn't free, y'know!