THEY'RE ESCALATING

Rats and 'fire-starting squirrels' set to invade Britain's homes to avoid freeze

(Thanks to Annette)

We're supposed to believe this is just a coincidence: Invasive 2m-long snake breeding inside walls and attics across UK, scientists warn

(Thanks to Doug Ogg)

Update from Edmond Orignac:

The snakes in question are very common non-venomous snakes from continental Europe, similar to the corn snakes or rat snakes of the USA. This blog argues that they have been present in the UK since the 1980s and could have escaped from a biology lab.

Herpetologists in Europe have known for more than 100 years that Aesculapian snakes enter attics or barns and even houses when hunting for rodents. It is conceivable that they could eat grey squirrels.

The Aesculapian Snakes In The News section of the blog is amusing, the British tabloids are trying really hard to manufacture a panic, but it is difficult to get on high alert about a snake that was according to Pliny the elder a very popular pet in ancient Rome (the name comes from Aesclapios, the god of medicine).

Comments

[the boy scouts]

Better than using newspaper & kindling?

[the rats]

Nobody likes frozen pizza.

[Lucky Jack]

I saw FFS open foe BS&T