Lumiere the snake found coiled round Glasgow lamp post

By LUCINDA CAMERON
Published on 18/08/2012 02:57

A SNAKE has been rescued after it was found coiled around a lamp post in a street.

The reptile was put into a pillow case after a resident saw it outside her home.

The Scottish SPCA, recovered the creature from Hollybrook Street in the Govanhill area of Glasgow.

Staff have named the rat snake Lumiere, which means light in French.

Scottish SPCA inspector Jennifer Connolly said: “The woman who alerted us to Lumiere was pretty shaken up by her discovery.

“It’s not every day you find a snake outside your house, so it’s understandable she got a fright.

“Someone else contained Lumiere inside a pillow case until I arrived because the lady wouldn’t go near him.

“Despite her shock, we’re very glad she called us so we could help Lumiere.

“Although it was really warm on Saturday, snakes need heat and once the temperature dropped in the evening he wouldn’t have survived for long.”

The charity has also rescued a horsefield tortoise which a woman saw between two parked cars outside her home in Dornal Avenue in the Yoker area of Glasgow.

Rescue staff have named the reptile Bolt after Olympic gold-medal winning sprinter Usain Bolt.