Massive bright green five-foot snake appears out of Cardiff drain

A man says he “had to double take” when he saw a huge green snake coming out of a drain in Cardiff. Lewys Theo was on his way home from work on Friday afternoon when he saw the snake slithering out of the drain and onto the pavement on Cymmer Street in Grangetown.

Lewys told WalesOnline: “I was coming home from work and saw the snake coming out of a guttering pipe. A neighbour had already called the RSPCA who advised the snake could be venomous.

“The snake looked like it was struggling in the heat. We decided to move it from the floor and into a box with the help of a neighbour. We then waited for the RSPCA to attend who took it away. I sent a photo to a nature expert who anticipated it being an escaped pet.”