A Welsh community has learnt to live side-by-side with Britain's biggest wild snakes that have become more adventurous due to the recent hot weather.
Aesculapian Rat Snakes began venturing out in late spring after enduring the North Wales winter in hibernation.
Residents of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough, on the north coast of Wales, have been sharing photos of their reptilian friends online recently - but sadly, a few of them died after being hit by motorists.