A huge python has been found abandoned freezing outside a block of flats.
The three-foot-long snake was dumped by its heartless owner.
The royal python – also known as a ball python – was left in a box.
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The species can be dangerous to humans.
It was found in Westcliff-on-Sea, near Southend, Essex.
The snakes are native to West Africa – which is 4,500 miles away, as reported by Need To Know.
Shocked RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Enola Evans said: “The poor snake was cold and lethargic.
“My priority was to warm them up and get them to a vet.
“The vet is currently looking after, checking and treating the snake.
“The box had been left outside the main door of a block of flats.
“Residents I spoke to told me they didn’t know who had abandoned the snake and unfortunately there is no CCTV in the area.
“We are not sure how long the royal python was left outside in the cold, rainy weather in dangerously inappropriate housing and conditions.
“This could have been life-threatening for the snake.
“I am shocked that someone decided to abandon this poor snake especially as this is the coldest time of the year.
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