Slippery crooks escaped with nearly 50 rare snakes after breaking into a reptile breeder’s home, say police.
The thieves made straight for a tank containing 43 boa constrictors and three corn snakes in the burglary in Stade, Germany.
Experts say the rare red-tailed boas could be worth up to 7,000 GBP each when fully grown.
“Neither breed is poisonous but they are dangerous and unless these thieves are experts they’re going to have plenty of trouble on their hands,” said one officer.