Cannock Chase reports of 'Loch Ness' serpent sightings

May 9 2009

What’s long, floppy, usual concealed but hangs out at Cannock Chase’s more secluded spots?

It’s the fabled super serpent, that’s what.

Eyewitnesses claim to have spotted a 14 foot snake lurking in undergrowth - and paranormal investigator Nick Redfern believes it’s more than a monster mutant and may have links with the Loch Ness Monster.

Last week a rambler said he had spotted a python-sized creature near the German Cemetery. He described the creature as brightly coloured with a powerful head.

It’s not the first time walkers have been startled by a reptile more than three times the size of resident adders and grass snakes. In March, 2006, the Birmingham Post carried reports of a 14 foot snake moving through bracken near Birches Valley. The report stated: “The beast had a powerful head and colouring that stood out sharply against the greens and blues of the bracken.”