Press: 'Fat' snake put on a diet

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: PRESS ASSOCIATION (London, UK) 18 July 02 'Fat' snake put on a diet : A obese snake has been put on a strict diet to help it shed weight after bout of over eating. : Ellie the Burmese Python needs to lose around a stone to get back in shape, her new owner says. : Mark Wiles, wildlife presenter at the Flambards Theme Park at Helston, Cornwall, was given the python by her previous owners. : He said Ellie had been fed four to five piglets each month - around four times more than she needed. : "As you find with many pet keeping people they overfed their animal out of love," he said. : Ellie is now on a strict died of just one piglet or rabbit per month to keep her weight down. : Mr Wiles said: "For any life form being obese isn't a good idea. Certainly reptiles can get fatty liver and unnecessary body fat." Ellie, who is 10ft long, now joins reptiles, spiders and birds in the Creepy Crawly Show at Flambards. :

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