There are no forms to fill in, no questionnaires, just pop in your email address and you'll be all set to receive the CheshireLive newsletter from today. If you like what you see, you can sign up in seconds and it will be delivered straight to your email inbox every day. You can try the CheshireLive newsletter here, by clicking this link. The CheshireLive newsletter is the easiest way to get straight to the best stories of the day. Reptiles, particularly corn snakes, will take the opportunity of a gap in an enclosure door, or a loose-fitting lid to escape. It is possible to microchip snakes and the animal charity would recommend that owners ask their exotics vet to do this, so that snakes can be easily reunited if lost and found. The RSPCA will always recommend owners invest in an enclosure suitable for the particular species and that the enclosure is kept secure (and locked if necessary) when unattended.

Many of the snakes the RSPCA’s officers are called to collect are thought to be escaped pets.

Northwich Market site transformation begins after devastating fire.Council 'pause' Chester's controversial active travel lanes.If anyone has any information about this corn snake, please contact the RSPCA appeals line on 03. “Snakes are excellent escape artists so I suspect this corn snake had escaped from somewhere nearby, so we are very keen to try and reunite this little pet with his owner.' RSPCA Inspector Leanne Cragg said: 'Nicknamed Woody by the couple, the corn snake appeared in reasonably good condition, so I took him to a specialist boarding facility where he can be looked after until we can either reunite him with his owner or rehome him. Paula Halliwell, Ian's partner, has had pet snakes in the past and was confident enough to pick the little reptile up and put him in a box to await the RSPCA's arrival. The pet corn snake has striking brown and orange markings. Ian Hough, from Middlewich, headed to his shed for a bucket to wash his car and found the little snake curled up underneath it. A man got quite a shock when washing his car following the discovery of a colourful snake.

Snake escape artist