Overview

• The fifth python, found June 21, arrived in critical condition with respiratory issues and maggot infestations and now requires regular antibiotic injections.
• All five snakes – discovered between June 13 and 21 in the Twigmoor and Cleatham areas – are recuperating at RSG Reptiles in Alford.
• RSG Reptiles faces an estimated £15,000 cost to build 18-foot enclosures suitable for the 75 kg constrictors and is soliciting donations.
• Humberside Police’s rural task force has launched an inquiry under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to trace and prosecute those responsible.
• Locals are urged to keep dogs on leads in north Lincolnshire and to report any wild snake sightings to police rather than attempt a capture.