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Parkstone mum finds Boa snake in bathroom (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Parkstone mum finds Boa snake in bathroom
11:00am Friday 3rd August 2012 in News By Katie Clark
NO BANANA: Stacey Way, who found a Boa Constrictor snake poking up from beneath her floor in her bathroom in Parkstone
A MUM of two young girls has told of her horror after mistaking a boa constrictor for a banana.
Stacey Way, 28, from Parkstone said she first encountered the snake while cleaning the bathroom floor one day.
“I was wiping the bathroom floor when I noticed what I thought was a mouldy banana my toddler had shoved down the side of the water pipe”, Stacey said. “I know it sounds ridiculous, but I thought ‘I’ll get that in a minute with my gloves on’ and then just forget all about it.
“Three days later I was bathing my two little ones and wiped around the floor again when I saw that this thing was sticking out more than before, but as I got closer it went back in.
“I was so shocked. I couldn’t believe it. I looked closer and realised that the banana – or now snake – had a mouth.”
Stacey took her two daughters aged two and four out of the bath and rang her friend, who came round with a box.
She added: “We went round to the reptile centre near us – Safe Haven – but then had to call the RSPCA who told us we would have to get a builder to remove the floorboards to get it.
“It’s a rented property so we couldn’t do that. In the end the officer said to put a box with some water in it – as snakes like water for some reason – and leave it there. When I looked in the bathroom a few hours later he was sticking right out the hole so I called the shop and they came and got him.
“It was about three-to-four feet long – I couldn’t believe it. Now I think I’m seeing snakes everywhere even though we’ve filled up all the holes. I don’t mind snakes from a distance, but not in my bathroom.”
Earlier this week the Daily Echo reported a similar incident where a Bournemouth woman found a corn snake.
Marc Harris, co-owner of Safe Haven, urged pet owners who could not look after their animals anymore not to abandon them.
Boas
- Originate from Central and South America
- Excellent swimmers, but prefer dry land
- Can grow up to 13 ft l Eat almost anything they can catch with jaws stretching to swallow large prey whole
- The largest constrictor ever found was 18ft
Corn snake
ON TUESDAY, we featured a story about a Bournemouth woman who spent two terrifying nights in her flat with an escaped corn snake, left, after finding it in a cupboard.
Vaida Maia, 27, was afraid to touch or lift anything until it was captured by the RSPCA.
Comments(33)
whataboutthat
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12:02pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Bournefre
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12:06pm Fri 3 Aug 12
muff34
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12:29pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Bournefre wrote:I take you have not been educated on the care of Reptiles? Some people choose reptiles as they may have a reaction to dogs / cats!! Maybe you should go to reptile store and take a look at some of the lizards or even hold one, you might just like it!!
It amazes me how people are allowed to keep these things, and how shops are allowed to sell them - nobody needs an exotic pet, and every so often this happens. Corn snakes may not be dangerous but speaking from personal experience it can cause a bit of a shock to open your airing cupboard and see one slithering around in there.
BIGTONE
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12:40pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Pablo23
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1:30pm Fri 3 Aug 12
whataboutthat wrote:Better than low grade gossip tho
This isn't 'reporting' - it's upgraded gossip...
bornINpoole69
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1:38pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Today - the Boa
Tomorrow - The trouser snake?
scrumpyjack
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2:04pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Pablo23 wrote:lol
whataboutthat wrote:Better than low grade gossip tho
This isn't 'reporting' - it's upgraded gossip...
spooki
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2:13pm Fri 3 Aug 12
muff34 wrote:Yes but some idiot will always decide they don't want the pet anymore and just release it. Whether its a dog, cat, snake or tarantula. It's not about it being an answer to a hair allergy or whatever, it's more where did this snake come from? It must have been let out or escaped from somewhere. And Elite50, a four foot long Boa may not be able to swallow a cat, but what if they were to swallow smaller things to survive, THEN pop up from a floor? Bye bye everyday-pet. Or worse.
Bournefre wrote:I take you have not been educated on the care of Reptiles? Some people choose reptiles as they may have a reaction to dogs / cats!! Maybe you should go to reptile store and take a look at some of the lizards or even hold one, you might just like it!!
It amazes me how people are allowed to keep these things, and how shops are allowed to sell them - nobody needs an exotic pet, and every so often this happens. Corn snakes may not be dangerous but speaking from personal experience it can cause a bit of a shock to open your airing cupboard and see one slithering around in there.
it'sthatmanagain
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2:25pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Lord Spring
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2:42pm Fri 3 Aug 12
bornINpoole69 wrote:I think that one has already been encountered.
Yesterday - the corn snake Today - the Boa Tomorrow - The trouser snake?
bornINpoole69
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3:13pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Lord Spring wrote:but which is more frightening?
bornINpoole69 wrote: Yesterday - the corn snake Today - the Boa Tomorrow - The trouser snake?I think that one has already been encountered.
burgerboy
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4:00pm Fri 3 Aug 12
bornINpoole69 wrote:Im told you are safe, and it wont attack as long as you don't look it straight in the eye.!!!!....
Lord Spring wrote:but which is more frightening?bornINpoole69 wrote: Yesterday - the corn snake Today - the Boa Tomorrow - The trouser snake?I think that one has already been encountered.
bornINpoole69
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4:30pm Fri 3 Aug 12
burgerboy wrote:correct. you get the nice lady fron the RSPCA to grab it firmly with one hand.
bornINpoole69 wrote:Im told you are safe, and it wont attack as long as you don't look it straight in the eye.!!!!....Lord Spring wrote:but which is more frightening?bornINpoole69 wrote: Yesterday - the corn snake Today - the Boa Tomorrow - The trouser snake?I think that one has already been encountered.
burgerboy
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5:41pm Fri 3 Aug 12
bornINpoole69 wrote:I do hope she is wearing rubber gloves and a silly grin.!!!! (;o}
burgerboy wrote:correct. you get the nice lady fron the RSPCA to grab it firmly with one hand.bornINpoole69 wrote:Im told you are safe, and it wont attack as long as you don't look it straight in the eye.!!!!....Lord Spring wrote:but which is more frightening?bornINpoole69 wrote: Yesterday - the corn snake Today - the Boa Tomorrow - The trouser snake?I think that one has already been encountered.
EGHH
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7:27pm Fri 3 Aug 12
mikeymagic
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7:38pm Fri 3 Aug 12
Bournefre
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9:11pm Fri 3 Aug 12
muff34 wrote:'Liking' something is very different to 'needing' it. A hamster or stick insect isn't going to cause anyone much distress if it gets out (although I had a bit of a shock when I got up in the night to investigate a noise and found my neighbour's hamster sat there staring at me), but a snake or tarantula might. Then there are those who seem to get a buzz out of keeping downright dangerous pets - venomous spiders, poisonous frogs, dangerous dogs... Yes I'm sure the owner loves them but there is always the risk they will get out and do someone some damage. I'm sure nobody means for it to happen, but it can and does, and it wouldn't if they weren't kept as pets in the first place.
Bournefre wrote:I take you have not been educated on the care of Reptiles? Some people choose reptiles as they may have a reaction to dogs / cats!! Maybe you should go to reptile store and take a look at some of the lizards or even hold one, you might just like it!!
It amazes me how people are allowed to keep these things, and how shops are allowed to sell them - nobody needs an exotic pet, and every so often this happens. Corn snakes may not be dangerous but speaking from personal experience it can cause a bit of a shock to open your airing cupboard and see one slithering around in there.
attra
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11:18pm Fri 3 Aug 12
EGHH wrote:Thats nasty. Give the lady a break. You must never have had teenagers around your house. The depths of my teenage sons rucksack/underneath his bed/even his pockets harbour bags of half eaten, decaying, furry 'stuff' that could easily pass off as anything. Mistaking a tiny glimpse of snake skin for an old banana is the least of it. And my friends report exactly the same of their teenagers!
Christ she can't tell the difference between a snake and a piece of fruit. Glad I won't be eating at hers.
EGHH
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5:54am Sat 4 Aug 12
attra wrote:I bought up two daughters, Thankfully they must have been tidier than most teenage boys as my wife and I never found any old food in their rooms.
EGHH wrote:Thats nasty. Give the lady a break. You must never have had teenagers around your house. The depths of my teenage sons rucksack/underneath his bed/even his pockets harbour bags of half eaten, decaying, furry 'stuff' that could easily pass off as anything. Mistaking a tiny glimpse of snake skin for an old banana is the least of it. And my friends report exactly the same of their teenagers!
Christ she can't tell the difference between a snake and a piece of fruit. Glad I won't be eating at hers.
callie-anne
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2:59pm Sat 4 Aug 12
charm5
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3:28pm Sat 4 Aug 12
elite50 wrote:who said it could???
A 4 foot long boa cold not even swallow a cat!
charm5
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3:30pm Sat 4 Aug 12
BIGTONE wrote:who said it was wriggling??
A wriggling banana.
charm5
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3:31pm Sat 4 Aug 12
bornINpoole69 wrote:Bring on Tomorrow!! lol
Yesterday - the corn snake
Today - the Boa
Tomorrow - The trouser snake?
callie-anne
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3:33pm Sat 4 Aug 12
charm5
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3:41pm Sat 4 Aug 12
EGHH wrote:I have been to hers for dinner & for desert we had boa split, very tasty I might add!! ;) ... but now she's off to specsavers so I s'pose that delicacy is off the menu lol
Christ she can't tell the difference between a snake and a piece of fruit. Glad I won't be eating at hers.
burgerboy
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3:41pm Sat 4 Aug 12
callie-anne wrote:Cor"Thought you were refering to the trouser snake again.!!!!......SORR
think they where talking about a fully grown one??apparently boas are very placid creatures and will only bite if they feel threatened, the same goes for any animal!
Y.
charm5
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3:43pm Sat 4 Aug 12
mikeymagic wrote:4 ft plantain???
More like a plantain if you ask me!
charm5
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3:47pm Sat 4 Aug 12
attra wrote:Well said!! ;) some people just get off on picking holes & being nasty x
EGHH wrote:Thats nasty. Give the lady a break. You must never have had teenagers around your house. The depths of my teenage sons rucksack/underneath his bed/even his pockets harbour bags of half eaten, decaying, furry 'stuff' that could easily pass off as anything. Mistaking a tiny glimpse of snake skin for an old banana is the least of it. And my friends report exactly the same of their teenagers!
Christ she can't tell the difference between a snake and a piece of fruit. Glad I won't be eating at hers.
charm5
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3:50pm Sat 4 Aug 12
EGHH wrote:Congratulations on having perfect Girls even at 2 & 4 years old??... well done YOU!!!??
attra wrote:I bought up two daughters, Thankfully they must have been tidier than most teenage boys as my wife and I never found any old food in their rooms.
EGHH wrote:Thats nasty. Give the lady a break. You must never have had teenagers around your house. The depths of my teenage sons rucksack/underneath his bed/even his pockets harbour bags of half eaten, decaying, furry 'stuff' that could easily pass off as anything. Mistaking a tiny glimpse of snake skin for an old banana is the least of it. And my friends report exactly the same of their teenagers!
Christ she can't tell the difference between a snake and a piece of fruit. Glad I won't be eating at hers.
charm5
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4:00pm Sat 4 Aug 12
callie-anne wrote:Indeed not all snakes bite if they feel threatened, infact most welcome the threat of being eaten... I have heard the trouser snakes never actually bite but it's predators are known to bite on occasion unless the trouser snake spits it's venum before the predator has a chance to! ;)
think they where talking about a fully grown one??apparently boas are very placid creatures and will only bite if they feel threatened, the same goes for any animal!
callie-anne
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8:58pm Sat 4 Aug 12
burgerboy wrote:ha ha haaaa!!
callie-anne wrote:Cor"Thought you were refering to the trouser snake again.!!!!......SORR
think they where talking about a fully grown one??apparently boas are very placid creatures and will only bite if they feel threatened, the same goes for any animal!
Y.
Vikki27
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11:01am Sun 5 Aug 12
Corn snakes are pretty easy to identify and they aren't venomous at all!
It goes to show that if we're going to have pets like snakes available in the UK then we ought to make sure everyone is educated in identifying and caring for them. Everyone (I'm sure) knows how to look after cats and dogs and how to recognise them. Too many people think snakes are all dangerous, slimey creatures, when in fact, neither is true. They aren't slimey at all and so far I've never heard a story of a venomous snake popping up at someone's home!
elite50 says...
11:44am Fri 3 Aug 12