Overview
- A dog walker and park volunteer discovered the snake inside a lidded box in Withywood Park in south Bristol, close to a primary school.
- Avon and Somerset Police removed the boa, a vet treated it, and it was then transferred to a reptile charity.
- Police said the animal was cold and lethargic and could have died if left there longer.
- The volunteer initially thought it was dead, believes it was abandoned, and urged owners struggling with care costs to seek help.
- Weeks earlier, a separate 5ft boa seen on a Hemel Hempstead street was later reunited with its owner.