'Nightmarish' footage shows the moment a massive snake slithered out from a hole in a shop wall in the middle of a busy street in Birmingham.<br /><br />The huge reptile can be seen emerging on the road outside a row of businesses along Witton Road, in Aston, Birmingham, on Monday (19/6).<br /><br />The creature was caught by staff at a nearby butchers who lured it into a pipe before placing it into a plastic container.<br /><br />It's the second time in a matter of days a snake has been captured in the area after police discovered a boa constrictor in the middle of the road on Saturday (17/6).<br /><br />On that occasion officers ushered the animal into a pillow case using a broom before it was taken to a pet shop.<br /><br />It is not yet known what has since happened to the second snake after it was caught by workers at Daud Halal Meat and Poultry.<br /><br />But footage obtained by Birmz of Grime showing the moment it crawled out onto the busy road near Villa Park has been compared to a "horror film".<br /><br />One web user said: "Na, you'd see me run a mile mate. Like something from a horror film that. My worst nightmare."<br /><br />Another added: "Wots going on with all these snakes?"<br /><br />A third put: "It was probably have been terrified itself, poor thing, hope it's somewhere safe now."<br /><br />One resident, who did not want to be named, said it is believed the snakes belonged to one woman who lived nearby.<br /><br />He said: "Apparently this woman has gone away, some are saying to prison, but I'm not sure, and she has all these snakes which have now got out.<br /> <br />"There's supposed to be two more than have escaped. <br /><br />"If that's the case then somebody needs to get into that property soon in case there are any more or alert the public that's the case."<br /><br />After police caught the first snake on Park Lane, in Aston, they joked about "often having to deal with the odd slippery customer".<br /><br />A force spokesperson added: "Officers got an off-the-scale shock when they encountered a boa constrictor in the middle of a busy Birmingham road.<br /><br />"Officers from our operational support unit were driving down Park Lane yesterday afternoon when they spotted the large snake moving across the road. <br /><br />"But they soon had the situation in the bag as they gently manoeuvred the creature into a pillowcase before taking it for checks at a local reptile centre.<br /><br />"Staff at Birmingham Reptiles confirmed that the common boa constrictor had come to no harm and they'll be looking after it until its owner claims it or it's rehomed."
