Dead python found on Musselburgh beach
Animal welfare officers are trying to work out how this 3ft snake ended up dead on Musselburgh beach.
A member of the public discovered the python in a bag on 27 February and called the Scottish SPCA.
A post mortem suggests the snake starved to death.
Scottish SPCA inspector Emma Phillips said, "Sadly, the snake was already dead when it was discovered.
"The person who alerted us to the reptile found it at around 1.30pm on the beach inside an organza bag.
"The snake is an adult royal python and about three feet in length.
"A post mortem showed it was emaciated and died due to malnutrition, so it was possibly dead before being discarded".
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