Shopper bitten in the leg by escaped exotic snake in Worcester
AN ESCAPED snake has bitten a woman in the leg as she was out shopping.
An escaped snake has bitten a woman in the leg as she was out shopping
Patricia Bullock, 57, was walking from Worcester centre last Sunday when the serpent, thought to be an escaped exotic pet, darted out of bushes and sank its teeth into her calf.
The shocked mother-of-two, of Worcester, said: “I had just been into town and I was walking back past some hedgerows.
“It was brown coloured and very quick. I caught it from my side view and it just lashed out at me.
I caught it from my side view and it just lashed out at me
“It bit me on the side of the calf and it really hurt, I felt a burning sensation like my leg was on fire.
“I’ve had flu-like symptoms since but imagine if this was a child it had bit. I was absolutely shocked.”
Patricia Bullock was walking from Worcester centre last Sunday when the serpent attacked
Mrs Bullock believes the snake was attracted to fresh chicken in her shopping bag.
Snake experts have warned others not to look for the snake.
Mark Cox, from Worcestershire Regulatory Services, said: “We licence people who keep dangerous and wild animals and don’t know of anyone who was lost a pet, if they did, they would lose their licence.”