A Scots gran was forced to snare a "long and narrow" snake in a plastic box after it trapped her terrified cockapoo in her back garden. Jean Campbell, 71, from Glasgow, discovered the slithering serpent while feeding her dog Poppy on Tuesday afternoon.
The snake was coiled up on her back steps. The creature, which appears to be a corn snake, frightened the six-year-old pooch, who was too scared to walk past it and back into the house, reports Glasgow Live.
Jean used a stick to get the snake into a plastic box and called the SSPCA, who collected it and took it away.
Jean said: "There was somebody delivering a cabinet for me and I have a very boisterous dog so in order to keep her out the way I had opened the back door and threw some biscuits out for her. The guys dropped off the cabinet and Poppy was barking to get in so I let her in but she wouldn't come over.
"I looked down and there was a snake on the steps which was stopping her from coming in. It was just sitting there doing not very much. It looked strange and as if it had fallen out of the sky because there was nobody there.
"I’ve never seen any sign of it before so it was a bit of a shock. It was shaking and I thought the poor thing was traumatised but I wasn’t going to pick it up with my hands."
Jean, who was bitten by a smaller snake when she was younger, added: "It was long and narrow with a small head, maybe a couple of feet long. Poppy wouldn’t go anywhere near it. She’s not that brave as far as things like that are concerned, she steers well clear of it.
"It’s not the sort of thing you’d expect to find in your garden. It’s a lovely snake and the colours and markings were fabulous, it was very exotic. I thought it must’ve come from somewhere nearby. Hopefully it will get back home."
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