PET PEEVE
Terrifying moment six-foot long SNAKE is let loose inside newsagents as horrified shopkeeper screams in fear
A SHOPKEEPER was left screaming with fear after a six-foot-long snake was released into a newsagents.
Video captures the moment when one shopper's pet snake goes rogue "trying to steal mints" from a store in Teubrook, Liverpool.
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The reptile, which is believed to be a Boa Constrictor, had been brought in by one female shopper, said Alwyn Manard, 52.
Alwyn had just popped into the store for a bottle of water when he saw that one customer had an enormous snake wrapped around her neck, and asked if he could film the unusual encounter.
Unfortunately for the terrified shop assistant, the snake seemed to have plans of its own and began to slither over the counter, wrapping itself around boxes of mints.
Giggling Alwyn continued to watch as the snake wrought havoc on the store, sending boxes of sweets falling to the floor and leaving the shopkeeper screaming.
The video shows the surprisingly unphased owner trying to talk her snake into retreating saying "Hey missy" and "come on trouble, behave yourself".
"She just didn't seem to know what the snake was doing behind her. It must have had a sweet tooth," said Alwyn.
"I just felt so sorry for the shopkeeper. She must have had a bad experience with a snake as a young child because she was absolutely terrified. All hell broke loose.
"Why would you bring a six-feet snake to the local shop? You'd just leave it at home. I don't think she will bring it to a shop again. I wasn't very sympathetic.
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"I didn't want to get strangled by a snake so I didn't get involved. That's how they kill their prey and I didn't want to be its next victim. I left without the water in the end."
The video of the shocking encounter achieved viral fame after Alwyn posted it to Facebook with the caption: "Only in Tuebrook does someone bring a boa constrictor to the offy. All this for £3.87."
The baffling footage has been shared over 15,000 times with viewers finding the video equally hilarious and terffifying.
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