A box of nine live snakes was dumped outside a vet’s surgery with the RSPCA warning the reptiles were put at risk of dehydration.
The charity is appealing for information after corn snakes were found in a plastic container in Frome, Somerset, on Saturday morning.
The reptiles were in “reasonable condition despite being dehydrated”, according to RSPCA inspector Hayley Lawrence, and have been placed in temporary homes.