Snake’s alive!
A COUPLE whose snake went missing were left gobsmacked after he was found SIX MONTHS later – completely unharmed.
Jasmine and Jo, who lived in Fallowfield until December last year, adopted Mikey the corn snake, 16, from Jo’s parents just over a year ago.
The sneaky serpent slithered through a small hole at the back of some bathroom pipes after the couple tried to bathe him to ease his constipation in
November – and, after, consulting local exotic pet shops, they assumed they would never see him again and moved to Stockport.
“He got pretty constipated, which is a weird thing to say, but he wasn’t eating amazingly so we gave him a bath because that tends to help things along with snakes and also he seems to really enjoy them,” Jasmine said.
“So we just filled up a tub with some lukewarm water and popped him in, but for some reason he just really didn’t like it. Immediately he zoomed off around
the bathroom.”
Mikey then wrapped himself around some pipes behind the bathroom sink, where he wouldn’t budge.
“We thought, ‘It’s okay, he’ll have to come down at some point, we’ll just wait until he relaxes a bit and then pop him back in the tank because he’s a very strong boy.’ He’s pretty much harmless to humans, but you can’t unwind him from something. Once he’s decided that’s where he is, he wants to hold on.”
The couple were unaware that what appeared to be a tiny hole next to the pipes was in fact the perfect size for an escaping snake.
The hole led directly to the basement, where the women spent hours searching
COUPLE REUNITED WITH PET SIX MONTHS AFTER HE VANISHED
and trying to tempt Mikey back out with mice and heat pads. After consulting pet shops, who advised them that Mikey was probably perfectly happy and would live out the rest of his days in the basement, Jasmine and Jo were left with no choice but to accept Mikey was gone.
But last week Jasmine was browsing Facebook on her phone and saw a picture of Mikey captioned ‘Anyone lost a snake?’ in Fallowfield.
“I just immediately jumped up and went, ‘Oh, my God, Mikey’s back!’” she said. “When I saw him sitting in the garden, it was absolutely unbelievable. I didn’t think I’d ever see him again.”
Mikey is now settling into his new home.