A foreign snake species has begun breeding in the countryside once again after being introduced to the UK half a century ago. Researchers in North Wales believe the Aesculapian Rat Snake - which can ...

Six-foot long snakes that eat rats are breeding in Wales almost half a century after one escaped from a zoo. Experts believe one of the biggest colonies of the Aesculapian Rat Snake is in the Colwyn ...

A breed of snake that can grow up to six-feet long has been found in the UK after a 10,000 year break - and experts think it's because of a zoo escape in the 1970s. The breed is called the Aesculapian ...

Rat-eating snakes that haven’t been seen in the UK wild for thousands of years have been rediscovered breeding in north Wales. Aesculapian snakes - which can grow to around 1.4m long - have a rich ...