There have been a number of reports of snakes appearing in people's homes across Granada province in recent days
notifying the competent authorities so that the reptiles can be captured and returned to their natural habitat
So far the snakes have been found in homes in Guadix
There have been three horseshoe whip snakes and the one in Baza was a ladder snake
On Monday 3 June a snake was found in an apartment block located in Calle Alfonso Laveran in Armilla and was removed by Civil Protection volunteers and on Tuesday another report came from Baza where the snake was found in the doorway of a house
It was caught by members of Granada's provincial fire brigade
On Friday 31 May the Ogíjares Local Police received a call from a woman who was "very nervous" after finding a horseshoe whip snake in her home
She was "frightened" and wanted to leave the house while the reptile was still there
Once captured the snake was returned to the nearby countryside
Three days earlier the same type of snake had appeared in another house in Guadix and several snakes have been found in Granada city in recent weeks
León explained that the horseshoe whip snake is "totally harmless"
He explains that they are a common sight in urban areas as they adapt well to inhabited places
if cornered or poked with a stick they coil up and go into a defensive position
They tend to hibernate in the cold months and are more active with the arrival of warm weather
although with the changes in temperature in recent years there are "sunny days in January when they appear"
April and May are the months when they are most active as it is their breeding season
"They can appear in houses for many reasons: because another species has chased them out and they are looking for another place; because they are looking for food; because they have been frightened by a vehicle; because they want to drink water and find a damp courtyard..
the ladder snake is "very specialised" in eating rodents
practically from the time they are hatchlings
calmer and almost only found to the Iberian Peninsula," said the expert
Raúl León stressed that these reptiles are "beneficial" for controlling the rodent population as they feed on them
the transmission of diseases transferred by ticks
but we have to think of them as just another animal
even if they are labelled as dangerous," said the biologist adding that they are shy and will slither away quickly if they see a human
we should close the door of the room and call the authorities
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