A woman has returned to Scotland from Queensland with a friendly neighbourhood reptile unknowingly stashed in her shoe, completing the most incredible (and unintended) snake adoption of our times.
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The ABC reports the highly resilient snake survived the flight from Mackay to Glasgow and was later spotted by Moira Boxall just chilling in her room in a shoe. Side note: the distance from Queensland to Glasgow is apparently over 15,000 kilometres. That does not sound like a fun flight to spend in a suitcase.
Anywho, Boxall’s son-in-law Paul Airlie told the ABC that she initially thought the snake was a bit of a gag.
“She actually thought that Sarah [daughter] and I had put a fake snake in her shoe to wind her up, so at first she thought it was a joke until she touched it and it moved,” he said.
“She absolutely lost it — it was her first real encounter with a snake.”
As Boxall had no idea what type of snake it was, she called Airlie who quickly reached out to the Scottish RSPCA.
Turns out, the snake is a wee lil’ spotted python. The species are non-venomous and are actually a popular pet among reptile enthusiasts.
The sneaky snake is now in quarantine and could find a new home in a local zoo.
You can check out the piccies on the ABC, HERE. Although, the snake did shed during its trip so if you’re a bit squeamish with that sort of stuff, you might want to give it a pass.
