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Addicted Snake Gives Family The Slip Because Star Trek Not On
STROUD - A
family has appealed for help after their telly addict pet snake gave
them the slip because Star Trek wasn't on.
Chris liked nothing
better than to curl up in front of the TV with his owners and watch
his favourite programme.
But the North American
corn snake slipped out through the patio doors when the family watched
something else on TV.
Now the Burgin family,
from Eastington, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, are appealing for help
in finding their three-and-a-half feet long pet.
Ken Burgin, his
children Daniel, 14, Elizabeth, 12, and wife Rebecca are all praying
for Chris's safe return.
He said: "He
used to love watching Star Trek but this particular evening the programme
we had on wasn't that good so he obviously had other ideas and left.
"He always
used to sit with us and watch the TV - that is when he wasn't up someone's
sleeve - because they just love the warmth.
"The last time
I saw him he was doing what he often did and was climbing down the chair
behind my back.
"Unfortunately
the patio doors were open and we didn't realise he had gone until it
was too late."
Mr Burgin says the
one-year-old snake, which is brown and orange, is harmless but he reported
it missing to police because he feared people may panic if they see
it.
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