Man is Horrified to Find a Ladder Snake Inside a Bag of Broccoli He Purchased From

Recently a 63yearold man purchased a bag of broccoli and found something inside that left him horrified.
According to TVBS Neville Linton of Birmingham UK went to an Aldi supermarket to restock his fridge and bought a bag of broccoli. 3 days later when he removed the plastic packaging on the kitchen counter he discovered a snake tucked up in one of the stems of the vegetable. After careful inspection Neville Linton realized it was still alive!
Horrified Mr. Linton said It was pretty frightening. Im not good with snakes. Its lucky I didnt just leave the broccoli out in the kitchen or it would have been loose in the house.
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Mr. Linton works in industrial cleaning and he is scared of snakes. Fortunately his sister AnnMarie Tenkanemin 57 stepped in to help. The two put the broccoli onto a tub and headed for the Aldi branch where Mr. Linton bought the bag of vegetables. The manager of the store was frightened by what he saw.
I thought she sister was joking at first but I backed off when I saw it start moving. The guy in the shop was pretty frightened too. Mr. Linton said.
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Later Mr. Linton and his 41yearold son Donovan brought the creature to Dudley Zoo for identification and they discovered it was a young ladder snake. 
According to the zoo staff although the snake was not venomous it can give a nasty nip to humans.
Although he had been offered some compensation Linton believes the situation should warrant more since the snake was a risk to the vulnerable relatives that lived with him including his disabled son and his motherinlaw.
In fear for them he said That would have been a huge risk for us because we have two vulnerable people living here. Its just not good enough. The implications for us if it had got out in the house are huge. Plus Im phobic of snakes so theres the emotional impact of that too.
The Aldi branch manager admits that they have not received similar complaints from other customers. However they will establish a protocol for SOP prevention so as not to encounter similar problems in the future and more customers will feel at ease patronizing their store again.
Our supplier has never had a complaint of this nature and has robust processes in place to prevent such issues from occurring. We are investigating