The RSPCA is investigating how the snake came to be left by the main entrance in a plastic box.

Reptile handlers say they initially found 40 red-bellied black snakes - before some began giving birth.

The reticulated python was trapped in a room during a house fire at a terraced house in Crosby Street.

Inna Gardiner praises the treatment she received in hospital after the bite on Christmas Eve.

The Axolotl and Reptile Rescue Centre in Evesham last year took in almost 40 creatures each week.

Kevin James, of Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, will discuss changes to the adder population across the UK.

Smooth snakes and nightjars are among the species to benefit from the restoration of Avon Heath.

Forestry England said rats had infiltrated pods housing amphibians and reptiles.