Snake among sewerage system finds

A LIVE snake, badger and a dead cow were among the bizarre things found in Scotland’s sewer network in the past year, water chiefs have said.
Scottish Water staff have also found a platoon of toy soldiers, a live frog and a goldfish clogging the pipes.
The firm spends £6m a year clearing system blockages and urged people to think about what they flush away.
Many items also enter the system by falling into drains or manholes found in fields and roads.
A worker at the Dunfermline waste water treatment works was stunned to see a Mexican desert kingsnake curled beneath a metal grid boardwalk he was strolling along.
He contacted the Scottish SPCA, who collected the non-venomous constrictor snake and took it away.
A live badger found in a pumping station well at Drongan in Ayrshire also made a full recovery after it was rescued by the SSPCA.
A goldfish named Pooh, recovered in East Kilbride, and a frog found in a pump in Dornoch, Highlands, were none the worse for their time inside the sewer system.
However, a sheep found in a manhole chamber and a cow recovered from a storm tank were not so lucky.