Firefighters wrestle gigantic 8 foot snake from British woman's fireplace
 

Firefighters wrestle gigantic 8 foot snake from British woman's fireplace
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LONDON — There are probably quite a few advantages to keeping an 8-foot-long snake as a pet — we imagine it would make a pretty effective guard dog, for one thing — but there are also some inevitable problems.

Billy the boa constrictor recently caused something of an uproar after he decided to investigate the inside of his owner's gas fire — only to get himself well and truly stuck.

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Gainsborough Fire Station — who had to be called to the scene to help free Billy — shared the following images on Twitter in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Read more...


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