A Nottinghamshire pet rescuer has said people have been in touch to claims a lost tarantula. It comes after a large, "aggressive" spider - believed to be an orange baboon tarantula, originally from South Africa - was found in a garden in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.
A mum was left shocked after discovering the tarantula which was the 'size of her hand' in her front garden. Sarah Rodmell, 30, was alerted by builders who stumbled across the huge beast as they carried out renovation works to her home on Friday, October 21.
Despite being petrified of spiders, the mum-of-two gave the curled up creature a nudge and was left stunned when it began to move. She then bravely managed to scoop up the tarantula into a box and moved it into her kitchen before calling reptile experts to come and take it away.
