A tiny baby grass snake has been ‘dusted off’ and released back into the wild after being found covered in lead at a factory in North Ferriby, East Yorkshire.
The six-inch long snake was spotted on the production line floor covered in the orange powder, which is used on site.
“The snake looked like it had been in a bag of Cheetos,” said RSPCA inspector Lucy Green, who is one of the charity’s specialist exotics officers.
Lucy attended and took the snake to a specialist vets, where they cleaned the powder off and checked the snake over.
