World of the Bizarre

Man finds live snake in a bag of broccoli from a supermarket

By T.K. Randall
July 4, 2023

Image: Murray Darling Carpet Python (illustrative)
Credit: Scarlet23 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (adapted) We've heard of people finding small frogs and caterpillars inside bags of salad before, but this is the first time we've heard of someone finding a live snake inside something bought from a supermarket.

63-year-old Neville Linton had purchased the broccoli from a branch of Aldi in the West Midlands and had taken it out of his fridge a few days later when he noticed something inside the bag.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a snake."It was pretty frightening," he said. "I'm not good with snakes."

"It's lucky I didn't just leave the broccoli out in the kitchen, or it would have been loose in the house. That would have been a huge risk for us because we have two vulnerable people living here."

A local zoo later identified the reptile as a ladder snake - a species native to parts of southern Europe that is not venomous but can still offer a nasty bite.

"We are investigating this isolated incident and have apologized to Mr Linton that our usual high standards were not met," the supermarket said in a statement.


Source: Sky News

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