Inside tenant's trashed house as landlord finds 'gigantic' snake and dead tarantula

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landlord discovered a 'gigantic' boa constrictor among mounds of rubbish when his 'nightmare' tenant finally moved out.Ironically, the tenant from hell was an animal rescuer who bragged how well he looked after them.Landlord Phil Tewkesley had been battling for months to evict the occupants, who he claims used the Covid-19 pandemic as an 'excuse' to refuse him access to inspect the property for the last two years.However, upon entering the property, south of Kendal, Cumbria, once they finally left Phil was horrified to discover the property swamped in litter and 'junk'.The 47-year-old soon discovered among the mounds of trash in the rented bungalow four snakes - two dead and two alive - fish, bugs crawling across the carpets and even scorpions and a tarantula.Phil, from Worlsey, Greater Manchester, said: "It was unbelievable, the sheer volume of not just belongings but actual rubbish and food."I've never seen anything like it in my life - it was like a rubbish dump with a roof on it.

The neighbours said they were hoarders - they got deliveries every day and never threw anything out."There was mould growing from the carpet and it was full of urine, mealworms - you name it, it was rotten.

There was also evidence in a number of spots of rodent damage and a bit of an infestation with holes gnawed through places around the house."The daughter's room was the worst - my partner Lisa cleared that and had to run out of the house heaving and retching numerous times because of the stench of urine."I saw this huge tank and it was dirty.

I looked a bit closer into the tank and got the shock of my life - there was this gigantic snake curled up."I was terrified, I screamed and ran out of the house because the shock of seeing something.