'Distressing' video appears to show drinker bite head off pet snake in pub
Warning: Some readers may find the following story distressing.
A video appearing to show a drinker biting off a pet snake's head in a pub has been described as "distressing" by West Midlands Police and the RSPCA.
The footage and a picture of the snake's head on a beer mat began circulating online this week after the incident at The Sportsman's Rest, Kingstanding, Birmingham on Saturday.
The pub's staff have been described as "distraught" by the Sportsman's Rest management.
West Midlands Police are taking the incident seriously.
