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Snake rescued before it could be it be cooked Hawaiian style.
A snake has been rescued after being found on a pineapple in a man's shopping in Edinburgh.
The cat-eyed snake, also known as a frog spawn snake, from Costa Rica, was found by the man once he got home to his house in Tryst Park.
He had bought the pineapple from an Aldi store on Tuesday.
The snake, which has been named Ricky by the Scottish SPCA, is now being cared for by experts at Butterfly World in Edinburgh.
Catherine Atterton, of the Scottish SPCA, said, "It's not every day that we get called out to attend to snakes found in peculiar places.
"I know not long ago there was a wee lizard found on a head of broccoli so I was quite excited to see what had stowed away on this pineapple. ...
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-40947807
A snake has been rescued after being found on a pineapple in a man's shopping in Edinburgh.
The cat-eyed snake, also known as a frog spawn snake, from Costa Rica, was found by the man once he got home to his house in Tryst Park.
He had bought the pineapple from an Aldi store on Tuesday.
The snake, which has been named Ricky by the Scottish SPCA, is now being cared for by experts at Butterfly World in Edinburgh.
Catherine Atterton, of the Scottish SPCA, said, "It's not every day that we get called out to attend to snakes found in peculiar places.
"I know not long ago there was a wee lizard found on a head of broccoli so I was quite excited to see what had stowed away on this pineapple. ...
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-40947807