Could a deadly snake really be on the loose in London?

It all began with a missing pet poster in Camden, London – talking about Rosie, who is "sadly missed" and had apparently escaped from her enclosure on the January 5th.

Hang on a minute. Not only is Rosie a snake, she is a black mamba snake. Which, FYI, is an EXTREMELY DEADLY TYPE OF SNAKE. Great.

Yes, it's not every day that the people of Camden are worried about finding snakes slithering round. Never mind one that's usually found in Sub-Saharan Africa, and probably shouldn't be living in a house in London.

However, questions have admittedly been raised over the validity of this poster. After all this, is Rosie's disappearance just one massive prank?! (If so, that's actually pretty mean for people living nearby so yeah, thanks a lot.)

This pretty much sums it up.

Meanwhile, in a ridiculous twist, a Twitter account for "Rosie" has recently been created.

We're big fans of the new hair, Rosie.

Whichever amazing person (who, to be fair, may have a little too much time on their hands) has created the Twitter, writes in the bio: "Call me Rosie. Recently featured here" and then there's a link to an article about the disappearance.

Oh yeah, and this was the first tweet from the "snake".

Who knows if this is actually all one massive hoax. But, well, it's kinda fair people are a little on edge, right? *avoids walking through long grass around Camden*.