Resident Told He Can't Let Snakes 'Exercise' In Town Park

A man who liked to take his snakes out for 'exercise' in the town park has been told to stop.

UK's Timothy Fry had been taking Rose and Buddy, a corn snake and a rat snake, out into a field in the park for the past year to give them the freedom of a bit of space, after being cooped up in tanks.

But, the town council has now told him to stop.

He said he had not used a lead or collar, just put them in the grass and let them roam around. He added he always kept close and no-one had been in any danger from the snakes, which are not poisonous.

"A few people would come up and ask what I was doing but no-one ever complained," he said.

Fry said he did not want to take them out any more anyway as the snakes had not enjoyed the attention they got.

"I'm a bit disappointed but because of the publicity more people have been coming over to see them and the snakes don't like it when people are crowding round."

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