While humans need passports, visa and other travelling
documents to travel from one country to another, more so, Great Britain and
European countries, animals most times defy all the travelling protocols to be
in other countries.
It all happened at the Aberdeen Harbour when one the
deadliest snakes in the world was found on one of the ship which sailed all the
way from West Africa.
But with the help of some crew members’ brevity, the green
mamba was rounded up and put into a box before animal welfare specialists were
called to take it out.
The green mamba was escorted by the police, as it was being
transported to Scottish SPCA animal centre in Drumoak. Though, the snake was
later euthanised.
According the SSPCA, there was no close anti-venom here in
Scotland, as the nearest was held in London, thus the snake was destroyed for among
health and safety worries.
Also it was confirmed by specialists that its bite can be deadly
within the space of 30 minutes.
The western green mamba feeds on small animals and rodents
and is mainly found in the coastal tropical rainforests of western Africa.
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