Woman finds snake inside shoe in suitcase after 9,000 mile trip from Australia to Scotland

The snake had begun to shed skin inside the shoe
Scottish SPCA
Jacob Jarvis25 February 2019

A snake survived a trip from Queensland to Glasgow after it slithered inside a shoe packed in a woman's suitcase.

Moira Boxall made the discovery on Thursday after completing the 9,000 mile trip from Australia to Scotland, CNN reports.

The animal was found curled up inside some canvas footwear and had even began to shed skin it had been there for so long.

She called the Scottish SPCA upon finding the serpent, which rescued the animal and took it into quarantine at a rescue centre.

It has since been taken to a rescue centre
Scottish SPCA

Scottish SPCA animal rescue officer Taylor Johnstone said: “I can confirm that we removed a snake from a property in Bridge of Allan.

“I responded to a call from a woman who had just returned from a holiday in Australia who had found a small snake inside her shoe in her suitcase.

"When I arrived, the snake had been contained by the caller, so I safely removed the snake from the property. Upon examination, the snake was found to be a spotted python which is not venomous.

“The snake is now in quarantine at our animal rescue and rehoming centre in Edinburgh.”

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