A grandad in the Midlands was left “frightened” after finding a snake in a bag of Aldi broccoli.

The man had a scare when saw a young ladder snake inside the supermarket veg last month.

Neville Linton, 63, said he only discovered the serpent when he was taking the bag of veg out to make a meal, three days after purchasing it from the Aldi supermarket.
The snake, which was found in broccoli purchased from the Stourbridge branch of Aldi, was taken to Dudley Zoo after the discovery.
It’s lucky I didn’t just leave the broccoli out in the kitchen, or it would have been loose in the house.

“That would have been a huge risk for us because we have two vulnerable people living here.”

He has been offered compensation for the ordeal but says it does not cover the risk to his disabled son and vulnerable mother-in-law, both of whom live with him.

He added: “It’s just not good enough – the implications for us if it had got out in the house are huge.

“Plus, I’m phobic of snakes so there’s the emotional impact of that too.”