Rescue stories

What comes through the door

Bins, empty flats, car engines. Every one of these animals ended up somewhere it shouldn't have been.

June 2026 · As seen in the press

The Fiesta stowaway

A two-foot corn snake rode 20 miles from Bridlington to Scarborough tucked in a car's engine bay, then popped its head out through the headlight when the car parked up.

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In the press

18 Jan 2024 Meet the man behind Scarborough's first ever reptile rescue centre The Scarborough News 15 Feb 2024 Reptile Rescue Centre Opens in Scarborough This Is The Coast 21 Apr 2024 Lilly's Reptile Rescue – A New Sanctuary For Wildlife Iconic Magazine Online June 2026 Large snake saved after travelling 20 miles across Yorkshire trapped in car engine Yorkshire Post · SWNS July 2026 Corn snake emerges from Ford Fiesta headlight The Cool Down