![]() ![]() Ball PythonĪlbino Ball Pythons grow to a size of up to 6 feet. This species is seen in a lime yellow color mixed with white marks. However, none of these exotic animals are small work! Remember, exotic pet species (like reptiles and other wild animals in captivity) have the same needs as they naturally would do in the wild, and their environmental, dietary and behavioural needs can be challenging.įind out more about the challenges of exotic pets.The Albino Ball Python (Python regius) is one of the common yellow snakes in the snake pet world. Keeping snakes and other exotic petsīefore deciding whether you'd like to care for an exotic pet, please do make sure that you've done plenty of research before committing to taking one home. ![]() If you find a non-native species of snake, please keep your distance and call our advice line on 0300 1234 999. There's no need to get in contact with us unless the snake appears to be injured or wounded. If you stumble across a native British snake in your garden or the wild, please leave them undisturbed. What to do if you find a snake in your garden Snakes can be microchipped (just like cats and dogs) and we very much recommend that owners ask their exotics vet to do this, as soon as possible, so that snakes can be easily reunited with their owner if lost and found. This might be the result of escapees becoming more active in the warmer weather or even escapes happening when owners take their snakes outside for some sun!Ĭonsidering this, while it is good for snakes to be exposed to natural sunlight, we do urge owners to ensure that snakes are always kept secure, as reptiles can move very quickly as they warm up on a sunny day. Our team of animal rescuers typically collect more snakes over the summer. Anyone thinking of taking on that responsibility needs to thoroughly research what it entails before deciding to commit to getting one. Snakes are not only good escape artists, they, like other exotic pets, have specialist needs which are difficult to meet in a domestic environment. It's not every day you find a snake in your garden shed! The member of the public who contacted us had quite a shock when they were looking in their wood shed and came across a snake slithering amongst the bin bags. Our Inspector, Caren Goodman-James, was recently called to a garden following a call from a member of the public who had stumbled across a stray snake in her shed. How to avoid your pet snake escaping and getting lost They are typically shades of grey or brown, and some males have blue spots. Slow-worms (Anguis fragilis) are actually legless lizards and not snakes! They can reach around 45cm and unlike snakes, they have eyelids. Sometimes other reptiles can be mistaken for snakes and so if you find a long visitor sneaking around your garden, perhaps they are actually a slow-worm. If you find a shed snake skin, you may be able to work out which species of snake they are by looking carefully at the scale patterns! Is it a snake or a slow-worm? The shed skin of a snake is known as a 'slough'. They're typically a greyish brown in colour, have a dark stripe down the side of their face, a heart-shaped pattern on their head and a pattern of spots and bars along their back! How to identify a snake from their shed skin They're the smallest species, growing to only around 55cm in length. The smooth snake is the least widespread, localised to the south of England and found in heath habitats. ![]() If you're lucky, this species might visit your garden (look out for soft leathery eggs in your compost heap!). They have a distinct collar behind their heads and are also the only native snake species to lay eggs. Grass snakes, in comparison, are usually an olive green colour, with large eyes and round pupils and can be over a meter long. They're the only venomous species of snake in the UK! The adder has a distinctive zig-zag pattern down his/her back, with red eyes and a vertical pupil, and can grow to around 70cm. In the UK, we're lucky enough to have three native species of snakes - the adder, the grass snake (pictured) and the smooth snake. ![]()
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