A five-foot boa constrictor called Snake was trapped behind a steering wheel for three hours – after slithering behind the dashboard on the way to the vet.
Owner Michael Reid was driving Snake to the vet in Brislington, Bristol, when he realised the pet had escaped from his rucksack. He pulled over and spotted it stuck behind his steering wheel so immediately called vet Vim Kumaratunga at Highcroft Veterinary Group for help.
Kumaratunga, a fellow vet and a veterinary nurse called for a mechanic to take the dashboard apart. The snake was eventually freed unharmed after three hours and “a fair amount” of sedation before being taken back to the clinic for overnight observation.
Top tea comes from Scotland
The makers of a luxury Scottish tea are set to pick up the tea world’s biggest accolade.
Dalreoch Estate white smoked tea, produced by The Wee Tea Plantation in Perthshire, has been honoured by the Salon de The awards in Paris. A pot of the tea will set you back £10 at Edinburgh’s Balmoral Hotel and a tin of loose leaf from Fortnum & Mason costs £35 for 15 grams. Traditionally grown in India and China, the producers say its plantation in Amulree benefits from the clean Scottish air, fresh spring water and good soil.
Ship snouts join Red Nose Day
Two of the Royal Navy’s most advanced warships are joining in the Red Nose Day fun by sporting massive “killer tomato” snouts.
The crews of the two Type 45 Destroyers HMS Duncan and HMS Dragon have created the red noses which are attached to the ships’ prows out of their seaborne training targets which are known as a “killer tomato”.
Both ships will be hosting onboard fundraisers, with Duncan currently alongside at Gibraltar while Dragon is in the Atlantic off the west coast of Africa as it returns to its home base of Portsmouth following a seven-month patrol of the region.
Testing time for Indian groom
An Indian bride walked out of her wedding ceremony after her groom-to-be failed to solve a simple maths problem – suggesting 15 plus six equalled 17.
The groom’s family tried persuading the bride to return but she refused, claiming the groom had misled them about his education. The bride’s father Mohar Singh said: “The groom’s family kept us in the dark about his poor education. Even a first grader can answer this.”
Local police in Rasoolabad village, near the industrial town of Kanpur in northern Uttar Pradesh state, mediated between the families and both sides returned all the gifts and jewellery exchanged before the wedding.
Kevin bacon & eggs campaign
The egg industry is ordering up a side order of Kevin Bacon.
The American Egg Board is launching a print and online ad campaign featuring the Footloose actor and puns using his name. The online spots feature a woman making eggs for breakfast, when Bacon appears lying suggestively on the counter behind her.
At one point, she leans in to sniff the actor and says she loves the smell of bacon, when her husband walks in.
The campaign comes at a promising time for the egg industry, with the nation’s protein craze helping fuel sales after decades of eggs as a symbol of cholesterol.
Pizza restaurant punch-up
An angry mob of adults attacked staff at a family-themed pizza restaurant after a manager did not respond quickly enough to their complaints about a malfunctioning photo booth.
A police spokesman said six employees were injured at the child-friendly Chuck E Cheese restaurant and arcade in Cleveland, Ohio.
Officers said at least five men attacked the employees while a dozen partygoers urged them on. The attack apparently began after a woman told the manager a photo booth was not working.