House blaze sparked by pet snake wrapping itself around heater

Fire engines at the scene of a house blaze in Warwickshire which began after a pet snake wrapped itself around a heater. Photo/Warwickshire FRS/Twitter

irefighters rushed to a picturesque village today to tackle a house blaze caused by a pet snake.

The bizarre fire was sparked when the slinky reptile wrapped itself around a heater, causing it to overheat.

Fire crews rushed to the property in Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire, to put out the blaze, according to Daily Mail.

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service tweeted a picture of two fire engines on a narrow road at the scene.

They said: "Not the usual call out.

"Crews were called to a house fire in Napton after a pet snake had got wrapped around a heater causing it to overheat."

It is not known if the snake survived.