A Wirral woman got a fright when what she thought was her garden hose turned out to be a "rattling" snake.
Dianne Martin, 69, from Birkenhead, was pottering in her garden in Bidston Avenue on Saturday, July 2, when a flash of red near her drainpipe caught her attention. At first glance, Dianne thought it was her hose, but when the object started to move, she "froze".
Dianne told the ECHO: "I walked into my garden and out of the corner of my eye, I honestly thought my garden hose had turned red. My immediate reaction was that my hose had been bleached in the sun but, on closer observation, it was not.
