Look: Escaped snake survives for year outside in Scotland
Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Scotland said a pet corn snake escaped from his home and survived for a year outdoors before being found.
The Scottish SPCA said the snake was found outdoors in a residential area in Airdrie and brought to the organization's Glasgow Animal Rescue and Rehoming Center.
"We put out a post on social media and managed to reunite the snake, named Emett, with his owner," Rachel Mansfield, assistant manager at the center, said in an SPCA news release. "We were shocked when the owner revealed he had been missing for a year!"
Mansfield said Emett was just a baby when he escaped and managed to squeeze out of his terrarium through a small gap.
"Snakes are notorious escape artists and can often squeeze through much smaller spaces than you might think," she said.
Mansfield said it was incredible that Emett had survived for so long on his own.
"It's amazing that this snake has managed to survive outside for a year through different temperatures and changes in weather -- as well as eating goodness knows what," she said. "Since being home Emett has enjoyed a nice bath, a good meal and had a good full shed too."
