Sharing her experience, Dianne Martin, 69, says she was pottering in her garden in Anfield, Liverpool on Saturday when a flash of red near her drainpipe caught her attention. Initially, Dianne thought it her hose, but when the object started to move, she “froze”.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Dianne said: “I walked into my garden and out of the corner of my eye, I honestly thought my garden hose had turned red. My immediate reaction was that my hose had been bleached in the sun but, on closer observation, it was not.
“It reared its head and I was like ‘Oh my god!’ The only thing that kept coming into my mind was that it was poisonous, so I just froze.”
After trying and failing to get through to animal rescue services, Dianne called her local police station who promptly arranged for an RSPCA inspector to collect the snake.
Dianne said: “The police were on the ball and sent someone out within the hour, which is probably not surprising when someone phones to say they have a big red snake in their garden! Whilst I was waiting for the RSPCA man to arrive, I just sat watching the…
