BBC<\/a>, the volunteer said she had previously rescued dogs but never snakes.<\/p>\n“I wasn’t worried about it being dangerous, it didn’t have the energy to do any harm,” she said.<\/p>\n
Kirstie believes the snake was abandoned. She said: “I understand people are struggling with cost of living but I just wish people who are struggling to look after pets, would reach out.”<\/p>\n
Boa facts![\"Boa](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-828869708.jpg\")
Boa Constrictor(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n
Boa constrictors eat fish, small birds, monkeys and other reptiles.<\/p>\n
They catch their food by wrapping their bodies around their prey and squeezing tight. As the snakes get larger, they can tackle bigger prey such as wild pigs.<\/p>\n
Generally, these snakes don’t pose a threat to humans as they are non-venomous and not aggressive – but they can be dangerous, especially if they are large.<\/p>\n
Boa constrictors can grow to be between 5ft and 9ft on average, but large females can reach up to 12ft or more, and weigh over 60lbs.<\/p>\n
A bite from a large boa can cause severe lacerations. Most bites are defensive and happen when the snake feels threatened or provoked. Serious injuries are uncommon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘I wasn’t worried about it being dangerous, it didn’t have the energy to do any harm’ Chiara Fiorillo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[933,9312,381,10648,748,393,4884,16,15,20076],"class_list":{"0":"post-509110","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-animals","9":"tag-avon-and-somerset-constabulary","10":"tag-bristol","11":"tag-bristol-live","12":"tag-britain","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-withywood"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115394524883069292","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The boa constrictor was found inside a lidded box by a person who was strolling through Withywood Park in south Bristol(Image: Avon and Somerset police)<\/p>\n