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| Snake in a drain in Bury St Edmunds rescued in pillowcase | Snake in a drain in Bury St Edmunds rescued in pillowcase |
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| A pet snake which slipped away from its owner and headed down a drain has been captured in a pillowcase. | |
| The 6ft (1.8m) non-venomous northern pine snake, was seen slithering around Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk on Sunday, before heading for the drain. | The 6ft (1.8m) non-venomous northern pine snake, was seen slithering around Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk on Sunday, before heading for the drain. |
| Residents could not contact the RSPCA so the snake remained on the loose. | Residents could not contact the RSPCA so the snake remained on the loose. |
| It was spotted on Monday trying to wrap itself around the exhaust pipe on a postman's van and eventually returned to its owner. | It was spotted on Monday trying to wrap itself around the exhaust pipe on a postman's van and eventually returned to its owner. |
| The female constrictor was photographed by Steve Biggs, who spotted it on a street in the Howard estate area of the town at about 19:30 BST on Sunday. | The female constrictor was photographed by Steve Biggs, who spotted it on a street in the Howard estate area of the town at about 19:30 BST on Sunday. |
| "We thought it might be an adder so didn't want to get too near the bitey end, but then it went down into the drain and disappeared," he said. | "We thought it might be an adder so didn't want to get too near the bitey end, but then it went down into the drain and disappeared," he said. |
| Despite his best efforts to knock on people's doors in case they had lost a pet, "no-one wanted to claim the snake and we didn't think anyone would have an adder as a pet anyway," he said. | Despite his best efforts to knock on people's doors in case they had lost a pet, "no-one wanted to claim the snake and we didn't think anyone would have an adder as a pet anyway," he said. |
| They could not get through to the RSPCA and police told them to "leave it alone", he said. | They could not get through to the RSPCA and police told them to "leave it alone", he said. |
| However, the snake reappeared on Monday and was spotted by carpenter Liam Hayes. | However, the snake reappeared on Monday and was spotted by carpenter Liam Hayes. |
| "I ran home to grab a pillowcase as that's the best way of calming them down," he said. | "I ran home to grab a pillowcase as that's the best way of calming them down," he said. |
| "When I got back it was under the postman's van trying to wrap itself around the exhaust." | "When I got back it was under the postman's van trying to wrap itself around the exhaust." |
| Having safely extricated it, Mr Hayes wrote on Facebook: "Do not fear people of the Howard. | Having safely extricated it, Mr Hayes wrote on Facebook: "Do not fear people of the Howard. |
| "I have rescued this beautiful pine snake and have sourced the owner. | "I have rescued this beautiful pine snake and have sourced the owner. |
| "Beautiful snake - he got a bit snappy trying to catch him but he was long enough to not get striked at." | "Beautiful snake - he got a bit snappy trying to catch him but he was long enough to not get striked at." |
| It has now been returned safely to its owner who "works nights and didn't realise it was missing until today", he added. | It has now been returned safely to its owner who "works nights and didn't realise it was missing until today", he added. |