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A horrified woman reached for a teaspoon to make a cup of tea but instead put her hands on an escaped giant snake.



She discovered the black and brown striped serpent, which is believed to be a neighbour's pet, in the kitchen drawer of her property in Coningham Terrace, Aberdeen.

The unnamed woman called police following her alarming discovery before the snake, nicknamed Spooner, was eventually picked up by the Scottish SPCA.

Animal rescue officer Lynne Craib said: 'The poor woman got a real fright when she reached into the drawer to grab a teaspoon and found Spooner the snake instead.

'Spooner is in good condition, so we think he has been someone's pet until recently.

'Snakes need heat to survive and it was quite warm in the lady's kitchen, so that may be why Spooner went inside the drawer. '

She added: 'We've rescued snakes from all sorts of unusual places over the last few months, including behind a washing machine and around a lamppost, but this is the first one found in a cutlery drawer.

'Snakes are really good escape artists, so there's every chance Spooner has an owner nearby who is missing him.'

Spooner is currently being cared for Aberdeenshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Drumoa.