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Pet boa constrictor snake escapes from Lincolnshire house prompting police alert

Police have warned the public not to approach the snake

Alexander Britton
Thursday 29 November 2018 10:06 EST
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The snake was reported missing from a house in Boston, Lincolnshire at around 7pm on Wednesday (Yuri Cortez
The snake was reported missing from a house in Boston, Lincolnshire at around 7pm on Wednesday (Yuri Cortez (AFP/Getty Images))

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A boa constrictor has been reported missing from a house in Lincolnshire.

Police have warned members of the public not to approach the snake which has a white tail and grey, black and brown spots.

It was reported missing from a house in Union Street in Boston at around 7pm on Wednesday.

The snake is not venomous but boa constrictors attack prey with their teeth and then constrict it until they die.

Anyone who sees what they believe to be a snake is asked to call 999 quoting incident 361 of 28 November.

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