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Shock as snake found in dustbin
MUM-of-three Beverly Gallagher got the shock of her life when she found a dead boa constrictor in a dustbin on her front garden.
And now she can't get rid of the decomposing animal.
Beverly, from Kirkholt, Rochdale, rang the RSPCA after discovering the 4ft yellow and green snake in a bin that had been dumped on her lawn.
But when an inspector arrived, he said it was not the RSPCA's policy to remove dead animals.
He recommended she speak to environmental services at Rochdale council.
But they refused to come and dispose of it and told her to keep it covered up in the bin until it was emptied by refuse collectors.
Beverly, 41, is worried the snake will become a health hazard. She said: "The snake is decomposing and it stinks and I'm worried if the bin gets knocked over that a young child or an animal won't know what it is and will start messing with it.
"I can understand the RSPCA not moving it, but I can't believe the council has told me just to keep it covered up and wait for the dustbinmen to come."
The RSPCA said nationally about 3,700 "exotic" animals are dumped by owners every year, causing a "massive" drain on its resources.
Kevin Hegarty, spokesman for the RSPCA in the north west, said: "This is becoming a worrying problem for us, but we are not a removal service for dead animals."
Shock as snake found in dustbin
MUM-of-three Beverly Gallagher got the shock of her life when she found a dead boa constrictor in a dustbin on her front garden.
And now she can't get rid of the decomposing animal.
Beverly, from Kirkholt, Rochdale, rang the RSPCA after discovering the 4ft yellow and green snake in a bin that had been dumped on her lawn.
But when an inspector arrived, he said it was not the RSPCA's policy to remove dead animals.
He recommended she speak to environmental services at Rochdale council.
But they refused to come and dispose of it and told her to keep it covered up in the bin until it was emptied by refuse collectors.
Beverly, 41, is worried the snake will become a health hazard. She said: "The snake is decomposing and it stinks and I'm worried if the bin gets knocked over that a young child or an animal won't know what it is and will start messing with it.
"I can understand the RSPCA not moving it, but I can't believe the council has told me just to keep it covered up and wait for the dustbinmen to come."
The RSPCA said nationally about 3,700 "exotic" animals are dumped by owners every year, causing a "massive" drain on its resources.
Kevin Hegarty, spokesman for the RSPCA in the north west, said: "This is becoming a worrying problem for us, but we are not a removal service for dead animals."
