A dead ten-foot snake has been discovered by street cleaners dumped in a pile of rubbish by suspected fly-tippers.
The creature - understood to be an albino Burmese Python - was found by the shocked council workers in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, on Monday morning.
It is thought the snake was most likely a household pet that has died and been dumped, a spokesman for the council said. The species is one of the world's largest snakes, and can grow up to 25ft-long.
North East Lincolnshire Council officials have now appealed for its owner to come forward.
John Munson, deputy street cleansing manager, said: "Our job is full of surprises, but this was a total shock for our team.
"You don't turn up for work on a Monday morning expecting to find a massive snake dumped behind a hedge.
"None of us have plucked up the courage to fully unravel it, but it looks huge and weighs a fair bit."
The snake felt "very heavy" - the official said, and the hunt is now on for the animal's owner.
In 2020, a six foot long snake was found by council workers in the town.
Councillor Ron Shepherd wants the dead animal's owner to come forward and make themselves known.
He said: "We're keen to speak to the snake's owner so we can find out more about how it came to be fly-tipped in Grimsby.
"Someone must know where it came from. We all have a legal obligation, or duty of care, to make sure our waste is disposed of correctly."
Yesterday, a landlord has told how he found a massive seven-feet boa constrictor along with another live snake and two dead, as well as a scorpion and a tarantula, after evicting tenants.
Landlord Phil Tewkesley, 47, made the shocking discoveries after he was able to remove the occupants who he claimed had been refusing to go for months.
When he finally was able to enter the bungalow he found it full of rubbish including the four snakes - two dead and two alive - fish, bugs crawling across the carpets and even a scorpion and tarantula, reported LancsLive.
