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| Seven foot snake falls from attic hatch at Nuneaton home | Seven foot snake falls from attic hatch at Nuneaton home |
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| A 7ft (2.1m) boa constrictor fell from an attic on to the landing as the hatch was opened. | |
| Stephen Hope and his wife Annette were left "stunned" after the reptile fell at their home in Stockingford, Nuneaton. | Stephen Hope and his wife Annette were left "stunned" after the reptile fell at their home in Stockingford, Nuneaton. |
| "I'd only gone up there to look for some books, it was pretty frightening", Mr Hope said. | "I'd only gone up there to look for some books, it was pretty frightening", Mr Hope said. |
| The snake, thought to be 14 years old, is now being cared for at the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary. | The snake, thought to be 14 years old, is now being cared for at the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary. |
| Warwickshire Police said the force was called to reports of a snake at a property at 19:15 BST on Friday. | Warwickshire Police said the force was called to reports of a snake at a property at 19:15 BST on Friday. |
| The snake, now nicknamed Lofty, is "doing well" according to the wildlife sanctuary's owner Geoff Grewcock. | The snake, now nicknamed Lofty, is "doing well" according to the wildlife sanctuary's owner Geoff Grewcock. |
| Mr Grewcock said: "No-one's got any idea how it got in the attic. | Mr Grewcock said: "No-one's got any idea how it got in the attic. |
| "Maybe someone's just dumped it and it crept in there". | "Maybe someone's just dumped it and it crept in there". |
| Mr Hope said they would be getting a builder to check out the attic, "just to make sure there's no other snakes up there". | Mr Hope said they would be getting a builder to check out the attic, "just to make sure there's no other snakes up there". |