OXFORD BOA

On 18 March, a dog walker found an 8ft 6in (2.6m), 27lb (12.2kg) boa constrictor lurking in grass near a housing estate in Banbury in Oxfordshire. Its provenance was unknown. The RSPCA said the female reptile was doing well, despite the cold weather. BBC News, 21 Mar; D.Mail, 23 Mar 2017.