London - A man almost crashed a van on a dual carriageway when a three-foot snake slithered out from under his seat.
Ashley Vernon, 34, had rented the van from Leyland Van Hire last Tuesday and was driving along the A500 to Stoke in England with his friend Mark Donnelly.
He said: “Mark told me there was a walking stick under the seat. Then he realised it was a snake. It tried to bite him so he shoved it in the glove box.”
Mr Vernon, from Croston in Lancashire, added: “I was petrified. I’ve got a phobia of snakes. I was allowed to have the van until the next day, but I took it straight back!”
A spokesperson from Leyland Van Hire said: “We think someone’s moved and lost their snake but not told us. We called a reptile rescue centre who came to collect it.”
Daily Mail