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The RSPCA belive the snake may be a newly-purchased pet that was abandoned by its owner The enormous snake was found on the lower level of the Tesco store in Burnley at 12.30pm last Friday. Police rushed to the scene and found it inside a plastic container labelled ‘Brazilian Rainbow Boa £170’.
RSPCA officials, who also attended, believe the constrictor is ‘lucky to survive’ and is now being cared for at a specialist centre. A spokesman said that many owners dump reptiles after realising how difficult they are to care for and urged people to ‘do their research’ before buying the animals as pets.An RSPCA officer said: ‘This poor snake was abandoned in a Tesco car park and left in a plastic box in temperatures not suitable for an ectothermic animal.‘Snakes aren’t able to produce their own body heat, so they rely on their environment to maintain their body temperature.‘If they become too cold, they may be unable to feed or move normally, and their immune system will not work properly to fight disease, meaning the animal can become very ill.The snake was found on the lower level of a Tesco store in Burnley, last Friday at 12.30pm The charity believes that the snake may have been a newly purchased pet and the victim of another careless owner who was unaware of just ‘how much commitment’ the animal required. The spokesperson added: ‘The needs of reptiles can be challenging to meet by members of the public, because they are just the same as they would be in the wild and are fundamentally linked to certain behaviours, diets or environmental conditions that can be difficult to replicate in a home. ‘However, there is never an excuse to abandon an animal like this as there are always other options available to you.’RSPCA officials urge anyone with information about how it came to be abandoned to contact the appeal line on 0300 123 8018.
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