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DATE: ANIMAL: LOCATION:
25th April 1992 INDIAN PYTHON Golborne
19th April 2002 MONITOR LIZARD Morecambe

30th July 2004

 MYSTERY Preston
17th September 2004 GREAT PLAINS RATSNAKE Brownlow Fold

 

Brownlow Fold
GREAT PLAINS RATSNAKE
A 4ft great plains rat snake slithered into the home of Gareth Smith and Julie Greasley and waited under their bed near a cot holding seven month old Caitlyn,

22-year-old Julie of Lancashire discovered the snake and alerted Gareth who grabbed the bed and shut the snake inside the room. It was collected by the RSPCA, having shed its skin.

The RSPCA thought it was an escaped pet.

(Source: Bolton Evening News 17th September 2004)

Contributed by: Lisa Willow
Written by: Paul Williams

File: 2004-229
Ref No: 1710
Golborne
INDIAN PYTHON
A stolen python was returned to his owner after the thieves posted him through a letterbox at Golborne library.

(Source: Evening News -April 25th 1992)

Written by: Paul Williams

File:
Ref No: 1724

Morecambe
MONITOR LIZARD
A Monitor Lizard is on the loose in Morecambe, Lancashire RSPCA officers have advised the public to avoid the Lizard as could be aggressive and bite.

It went missing over a week ago and would survive for a long time in the warm weather. Kevin Hegarty an RSPCA spokesperson said "They can be aggressive. Our advice to people is don't touch it."

Also Jo Marsden owner of the nearby Lakeland Wildlife Oasis in Milnthorpe, said: "I would expect it could give a painful but not serious bite. A child picking one up will get quite a nasty bite.

If you come across the Lizard then please can you contact the RSPCA or a local veterinary practise as soon as possible for the safety of the public and the lizard.

(Source Ananova News - 19th April 2002)

Contributed by: Mark Fraser Scottish Big Cats. www.scottishbigcats.org
Re-Write By: Cher Jenkins

File: 2002-38
Ref No: 1734

Parton, Whitehaven
MYSTERY
Mystery Creature found on beach.
A professional cameraman form Chorley was walking his dog, with his wife, when he came upon a creature. He found the creature in a secluded cove, lying on the rocks. It was badly decomposed. At first, he thought it was a porpoise, then on closer inspection he saw a long beak and thought it was definitely a mammal. Scott Davidson, who is displays manager at the Aquarium of the lakes in Lakeside, the Lake District disagrees. He was pretty certain that the creature was a 10 - arm cephalopod mollusc. The marine expert thought it was a pretty big squid whose tentacles had rotted away.

30th July 2004
Source: Lancashire Evening Post

Contributed by: Lisa Willow
Written by: Karen Allison

File: 2004-220
Ref No: 1487

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