Gardener issues warning over 'worrying' netting trend View Image

A gardener has expressed his concerns about a worrying trend he believes is becoming more common in the hobby. Posting on Reddit, he uploaded video footage showing a snake desperately trying to free itself from netting wrapped around his flower beds .

"Came home to a gardner snake entangled in our raised garden bed bird netting," the gardener wrote in his post. He described the serpent's misery, adding: "He clearly tried to death-roll his way out. We will have to reconsider our bird defence." The snake was identified as a gopher snake, which although not indigenous to Britain, can be purchased from various reptile retailers and breeders across the country .

Fortunately, however, the gardener's video concluded with

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