Snake that grows up to eight feet found outside pub in London

Bull snakes are often found in North America but one of the slithery beasts was surprisingly discovered outside a pub in south London.

The reptile was found cooling off in the shade on Tuesday outside the Little Crown pub in Deptford.

Like most people in the capital, it was trying to take shade away from the sizzling temperatures.

Taking to Twitter, The Met wrote: ‘You never know what you might come across in #Deptford!

‘This handsome bull snake was keeping cool in the shade outside @littlecrownpub on New Cross Road.

‘Are you missing a snake?! If so, please get in touch with your local Snake Handlers @MPSLewisham @MPSLadywell @MPSNewCross.’

Bull snakes are renowned for their stocky nature and can often be mistaken for rattlesnakes.

They are either cream-coloured, or a yellow-brown shade with black blotches and are found as far north as Canada, and as far south as Mexico.

Luckily for those with a phobia, bull snakes are non-venomous and enjoy a diet of rodents, birds, and lizards.

Snakes have been causing havoc across the UK in recent weeks.

A driver was late to work last month after what she thought was a mechanical issue with her car turned out to be a snake under the bonnet.

A family was also left terrified after finding a ghost snake in their back garden a few weeks back.

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