A man got a shock when a snake slithered out from underneath his washing machine. Oliver Angove jumped feet in the air when the reptile came out from its hiding place and hissed at him in the kitchen.
Oliver Angove was left stunned when the reptile managed to get into his home after escaping from his neighbour’s property. The American corn snake called Cecilia, was being kept as a pet when it slithered through the pipework of the south London house.
It appeared from under his washing machine after it managed to escape from a house two doors down by slipping through the pipework and floorboards. Mr Angove couldn’t believe his eyes when the snake’s head popped out from behind the appliance at this home in Balham, south west London.
He managed to catch the snake and was able to return Cecilia back to her relieved owner.
The stunned resident said: “It was definitely not something I expected to see.”
