Deadly Green Mamba Snake found on African Ship Docked in Aberdeen
One of the poisonous snakes in the world has been found on a boat docked in Aberdeen, Scotland.
On 9th November when the ship reached the city, a green mamba was discovered on a cargo ship coming from West Africa.
The green mamba is a highly venomous reptile whose bite can kill a human in less than 30 minutes without specialist treatment. Experts said that the closest anti-venom is kept in London, United Kingdom, almost 400 miles away from Aberdeen.
The green mamba is usually found in African rainforests and feeds on small birds, rats, frogs and lizards, but some species are kept at homes in the UK under dangerous wild animal licences.
The crew members stowed the snake in a box themselves and then contacted the Scotland’s animal welfare charity, the Scottish SPCA. A police escort was called in to help animal officers as they collected it.
No takers for the snake:
The SPCA officials said the mamba could not be preserved at its centre in Aberdeenshire due to “severe health and safety concerns” over the anti-venom being so far away.
Unfortunately, the snake was put down after an unsuccessful attempt to find it a home with specialist reptile keepers.
Scottish SPCA chief inspector John Carle said: “The green mamba snake is one of the most deadly snakes in the world. It was picked up in Aberdeen by one of our animal rescue officers after arriving on a boat from Africa. Sadly the snake had to be put to sleep after our attempts to rehome it to specialist reptile keepers were unsuccessful. We could not keep the snake in our centre due to severe health and safety concerns, as the closest anti-venom is held in London”.
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Source: Sky News
