Non-indigenous snakes thrive in UK attics and walls

There are only three native snakes in the UK, but a fourth species, the 2m long Aesculapian snake, has grown wild in at least three locations, taking advantage of the warmth of buildings and compost heaps. It is bred in

tom major Professors at Bournemouth University in the UK are tracking these newcomers to understand how they survive in their habitat.

“They seem to be using buildings as shelters and vegetation for spawning…