GARDENERS' World star Monty Don left fans terrified as he grappled with a snake preying on his chickens.
The 67-year-old regularly keeps fans up to date with the goings on in his own garden via social media, as well as his exploits on his BBC shows.
But Monty shocked some followers with one of his latest Instagram posts, as it featured a close up of a snake.
He wrote: "This grass snake got very tangled in the chicken wire ( probably after eggs) but managed to free it and it went off under its own steam OK.”
A second picture showed the large snake on the grass, and it sent shivers down the spines of some of his followers.
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One wrote: "Omg are these actually roaming around in grass?”
Another commented: "I didn’t know there were snakes in England!"
A third added: "I know I have to learn to love them, but holy Mary. This is the stuff of nightmares."
Meanwhile a fourth agreed: "that would frighten me to death."
There are three species of snake that are native to the UK.
They are grass snakes - like the one Monty found in his garden - as well as adders and smooth snakes.
Last week, Monty revealed the four gardening jobs you must get done in June to encourage ‘maximum’ growth.
