Poisonous snake found hiding in police car in Surrey

It was found in the undercarriage just outside Great Windsor Park.

Author: John CosseePublished 13th Jul 2021

Surrey police say the snake found hiding in one of their cars was thought to be an adder – the UK’s only poisonous snake.

It was found in the undercarriage of one of their vehicles while out on partol near Great Windsor Park on Sunday morning.

Fortunately, a park warden was on hand to help remove it safely and back into the wild.

Surrey Police say:

"The discovery was made shortly before 9:30am on Sunday of the snake, believed to be an adder, underneath one of our police cars just outside Great Windsor Park.

"The snake was safely removed by a park warden."