The Aesculapian snake has been "accidentally" re-introduced to the UK for the first time in around 300,000 years.

Europe’s biggest snakes are “thriving” in the UK and are taking refuge inside people’s homes to cope with the cold weather, a ...

The Aesculapian snake is native to central and southern Europe, but has now been accidentally ... They have long smooth-scaled bodies, round pupils and the adults are grey, olive or brownish ...