Worried pet owners and local residents say they've been left "super scared" after a pet python went missing in Chilwell - and one went as far to say that they fear it could 'swallow a dog whole'. The large yellow snake has now been missing for more than two days after it got out from a house Blandford Road on Wednesday, July 13.
Nottinghamshire Live was told by officials on Friday (July 15) that the python remained at large. The risk of this particular python, which according to reports on social media is suggested to be 8ft in length, is low. According to RSPCA advice, most royal pythons in the UK are bred in captivity.
Their needs are the same as in the wild and they may bite under stress or if they smell food. They tend to eat a variety of mice and rats. Though larger pythons in the wild, in some cases overseas, have been known to eat mammals like monkeys, wallabies, pigs or antelope.
