Escaped snake spotted on the loose in Glasgow city centre biting shoppers

Escaped snake spotted on the loose in Glasgow city centre biting shoppers A bright orange snake was spotted on busy Argyle Street, located outside one of the St Enoch Shopping Centre entrances in Glasgow A snake has been spotted trying to bite shoppers in Glasgow city centre, with people left "raging". The bright orange reptile was seen crawling on one of the city's busiest shopping thoroughfares, Argyle Street, located outside one of the St Enoch Shopping Centre entrances. The snake was captured in a TikTok video lunging at people's ankles as they walked by. Other pictures shared online show the snake covered by a cardboard box as a security guard stands near it. The reptile is understood to have been placed in the box to be handed to staff at the shopping centre, the Daily Record reports. The animal was eventually collected by the Scottish SPCA and taken to SSPCA's Glasgow Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Cardonald. It remains unclear how the snake ended up in the city centre. Writing online, one witness said: "The snake was clearly f*****g terrified and could have hurt someone." Others took to social media to share their concern. Another said: "I know I have an irrational fear of snakes but I always control it by knowing that it is highly unlikely I’d ever come across one randomly …now this!! I was genuinely in town today." A third said: "This has made me so raging. The wee soul is in fight or flight. I’d have phoned SSPCA." An SSPCA spokesperson said: "I can confirm that an Animal Rescue Officer from the Scottish SPCA attended and collected the snake after a member of the public handed it into security at St Enoch Shopping Centre in Glasgow on August 12. "It was then taken to our Glasgow Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Cardonald where it is now being cared for by the team."