“He ran across the bed and I screamed!!!” she said.
Larry has since been with Guernsey’s Animal Shelter, the GSPCA, and Manager Steve Byrne reported this week that he was now ready to find a new “forever home” in the island.
In May, a Viperine Snake – now called Enrique – was found in a local garden centre kitchen after hitching a ride among cabbages from Spain.
While also this year a tiny snake travelled back with a couple who had been holidaying in Mexico.
The GSPCA has rehomed three snakes in the last week.
Pictured: Loveable Larry, the suitcase stowaway.
GSPCA Manager, Steve Byrne, said: “We also have a bearded dragon in need of a home, [and] possibly have others coming into our care soon, so if you are looking for any kind of species it is always a good idea to register your interest with us.”
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