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9 Victoria Road
A gas man got a shock on Friday when he went to check the meter in a Surbiton charity shop.
A four-foot corn snake had found its way into the basement at the British Heart Foundation shop in Victoria Road, nestled among bags of donations. Shop manager John DeCastro said the poor gas man was trapped downstairs as they did not know what species of snake it was. But police arrived and scooped up the serpent. Sgt Bob Whitehead, from the St Mark’s ward team, who stepped in to save the day, was not sure what kind of snake it was.
Ryan Dunbar, owner of Reptile Kingdom in Ewell Road, took in the snake from police. He said it was in poor condition and underweight after not having been fed in some time. Corn snakes should eat once a week, he added. The harmless reptiles can grow to six feet in length.
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