A driver was late for work after what she thought was a mechanical issue with her car turned out to be a snake under the bonnet.
Saira Ahmed sent a video of the snake poking out of her car’s front grille to her boss – as otherwise she didn’t think she’d be believed.
Saira, from Oldland Common in Gloucestershire, started up her car when she heard a strange noise and feared a trip to the garage was in order.
She said: ‘When I started my car, I had been hearing this really weird noise like a screw had fallen out or something.
‘I said to my partner Justin we need to get my car looked at.
‘There was a tiny head sticking out, then it went back in.’
A friend drove her car to a local reptile shop, but when they arrived the corn snake had seemingly disappeared.
The sneaky reptile made a reappearance after bringing the car home, and when she called the RSPCA they suggested she call a mechanic.
However the mechanic they spoke to was ‘too scared of snakes’ to come out and deal with it.
Out of desperation Saira turned to Facebook and was able to find someone local who could attempt to rescue the snake.
Saira said: ‘I found a lady who loves snakes. She came round with a dead mouse in a frozen packet, which she put on the grille.
‘The snake moved out and onto the bonnet of the car where it was rescued.
‘I thought no-one [at work] is going to believe me if I say there’s a snake in my car.’
The reptile rescuer, Sian Fish, knows how to handle snakes as her son keeps them as pets.
Sian said: ‘We handle snakes daily and it’s about confidence. This snake was about 2.5ft.
‘Corn snakes are non-venomous and only generally bite if they are scared.
‘When it stuck its head out, it was probably looking for water as it’s been quite hot.
‘When it ducked back in, we opened the bonnet of the car and I coaxed it out, grabbing the tail.’
Corn snakes are kept as pets, and Sian said the snake had likely either escaped or been released by its owner.
She added: ‘It’s not a British snake. Since the high energy costs in the run-up to Christmas, a lot of snakes are being released.
‘It probably was in the engine for warmth.’
The reptile is currently being looked after by Sian’s son, and if no owner is found he will continue to care for it.
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