In the UK we just have three types of native snakes, the grass snake, smooth snake and adder (European viper). Only the adder is poisonous. When I was living/lodging in a London suburb I remember quite a dangerous (foreign species) pet snake escaped but I don't know if it was caught again.

I realise that you are sometimes speaking figuratively in this article.

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