Giant snakes invade Britain as 6.5ft reptiles horrifically and 'accidentally' introduced to UK Huge snakes the size of humans have invaded parts of the UK for the first time in more than 300,000 years.
Given their status as a non-native species, we were keen to find out how Aesculapian snakes are surviving in chilly north Wales, further north than anywhere they currently occur naturally.
“While the introduced UK populations appear to be thriving, recent surveys of this snake in the southern parts of its range have discovered a rapid decline, potentially due in part to climate change.
A new study by experts at Bangor University claimed the Aesculapian snake was “accidentally” introduced to Colwyn Bay, North Wales, and London recently.
Co-author Professor Wolfgang Wüster told MailOnline: “Any dog, even the smallest, could easily kill an Aesculapian snake, and rabbits are much too big to serve as prey.
