https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Imagine using the toilet just before going to bed and spotting the head of a Brazilian rainbow boa peeking up at you. https://www.thelocal.se/20181129/swedes-lost-tropical-snake-shows-up-in-neighbours-toilet-in-frigid-lapland Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:06:01 +0100 swedes-lost-tropical-snake-shows-up-in-neighbours-toilet-in-frigid-lapland The captain had to step in after a snake slithered on board a Scandinavian Airlines plane. https://www.thelocal.se/20160919/snake-on-a-plane-causes-stir-on-scandinavian-flight Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:10:49 +0200 snake-on-a-plane-causes-stir-on-scandinavian-flight Here's one thing worse to find in your apartment block than fluff in the dryer. https://www.thelocal.se/20160707/slithery-snake-surprise-rattles-swedish-neighbours-vaxjo Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:05:50 +0200 slithery-snake-surprise-rattles-swedish-neighbours-vaxjo The deadly reptile was found inside a box of bananas at a store in Bograngen, Värmland in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20160316/swedes-find-boa-constrictor-snake-in-supermarket Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:05:04 +0100 swedes-find-boa-constrictor-snake-in-supermarket A teenager who murdered a gay man and wrapped a snake around his neck has been sentenced. https://www.thelocal.se/20160217/teen-locked-up-for-gay-man-snake-murder Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:12:24 +0100 teen-locked-up-for-gay-man-snake-murder An Indian python appeared to fall out of a moving car in Malmö on Wednesday morning. Police say it's unclear if it's the same animal that was spotted in a park in July or another notorious snake that's twice been lost and found in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20150812/two-metre-python-stops-traffic-in-malm Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:34:47 +0200 two-metre-python-stops-traffic-in-malm Residents of Sweden’s third-largest city will no doubt be breathing a sigh of relief with the news that a 2.5-metre-long python that escaped twice in one week has once again been found. https://www.thelocal.se/20150807/malms-runaway-python-found-again Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:14:49 +0200 malms-runaway-python-found-again A 2.5-metre-long python that escaped and was found on a staircase in southern Malmö over the weekend has once again slithered away, police said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20150803/python-on-the-loose-in-malm-again Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:01:10 +0200 python-on-the-loose-in-malm-again A Swedish animal expert has told The Local how he was woken up in the early hours of Monday by a phone call from the police after a suspicious snake was captured in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20150720/swedish-snake-expert-investigates-slippery-find Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:16:00 +0200 swedish-snake-expert-investigates-slippery-find A three-metre long python spotted in a popular park in Malmö remained on the loose on Thursday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20150702/snake-on-the-slither-in-southern-sweden Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:59:47 +0200 snake-on-the-slither-in-southern-sweden A man claimed to have been bitten by a poisonous snake at a paddling pool in Gothenburg on Thursday prompting a hunt which ended without a trace of the offending reptile. https://www.thelocal.se/20140724/snake-hunt-after-man-claims-playground-bite Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:10:00 +0200 snake-hunt-after-man-claims-playground-bite Sweden's only venomous species of snake has invaded a correctional services psychiatric unit in northern Sweden, with one inmate attacked. https://www.thelocal.se/20140523/vipers-invade-swedish-psychiatric-prison Fri, 23 May 2014 13:36:00 +0200 vipers-invade-swedish-psychiatric-prison PICTURES: A Stockholm woman called the police after finding a python in her loudspeakers on Friday. Police were left baffled, and animal experts were called in with a "dead and delicious" treat to lure out the escapee. https://www.thelocal.se/20140228/python-found-in-swedes-loudspeakers Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:23:00 +0100 python-found-in-swedes-loudspeakers A man in western Sweden, who has since recovered from being bitten by his venomous cobra, has been told he can keep his other snakes with authorities saying the creatures are "feeling good" and are safe in his apartment. https://www.thelocal.se/20130831/49978 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:47:00 +0200 49978 A man in western Sweden was bitten by a cobra in his apartment on Saturday night, just managing to alert authorities before he passed out. https://www.thelocal.se/20130826/49836 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:31:00 +0200 49836 A woman staying at a hotel in Örnsköldsvik, northern Sweden, was recently shocked to see a snake staring back at her from inside the hotel trouser press. https://www.thelocal.se/20120203/38892 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:11:00 +0100 38892 A Swedish woman was shocked when an ornamental Santa Claus she had recently bought turned out to have more than presents in his sack, revealing a sheltering snake curled up inside. https://www.thelocal.se/20111206/37766 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:35:00 +0100 37766 An elderly Swedish woman was given quite a scare on Monday morning when she discovered a 3-metre-long boa constrictor lying on her second-floor balcony. https://www.thelocal.se/20110816/35578 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:51:00 +0200 35578 The deadly snake reportedly on the loose in a Malmö apartment block, prompting panic among residents and leaving a six figure bill for the ensuing hunt, was probably a hoax. https://www.thelocal.se/20110510/33688 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:26:00 +0200 33688 A report that a deadly snake has escaped has left residents of an apartment building in Malmö in southern Sweden living in fear. https://www.thelocal.se/20110404/32996 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:23:00 +0200 32996