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Paul Wynne told the court he "couldn't cope with what happened"

It's believed the swan had been injured several weeks earlier

Snake owners have been told to keep a close eye on their pets during the hotter months after the RSPCA said emergency calls about wayward serpents reached record levels during the UK’s latest heatwaves. “The warmer they are, the more active they are so that’s why they escape a lot…

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Warnings in place as reptiles escaping from owners’ homes

The exotic pets are "excellent escape artists" during hot weather, according to the RSPCA, which received over 100 calls a month relating to escaped snakes last year

Inspectors found decaying dead dogs and 'faeces and flies everywhere'

The woman said what she saw made her "blood boil"

The animal had been locked in as temperatures hit 29c outside