THE SUN (London, UK) 01 October 09 Gran's charmed by her snakes (Leon Watson)

A belly-dancing granny loves snakes so much she wants to have the most in hisss-tory.

Sue Coleman — aka Snakey Sue — has 45 slithery friends who help her out in her saucy entertainment act.

The 60-year-old has spent 17 years turning her home in a quiet residential street in Leytonstone, East London, into a living zoo.

She's got pythons, hognose snakes, corn snakes and barley snakes rescued from people who don't know how to care for them.

But snake addict Sue admits she still wants more to add to her collection — and the only thing that will slow her down is a lack of space.

She said: "It started with a couple of corn snakes I brought 12 years ago.

"I went to find out more about them and became fascinated by snakes.

"Before I know it I had ten, then twenty, and it just carried on."

Her most recent acquisition is a 10ft albino python named Ra and she spends a fortune each week on dead mice to feed her massive brood.

"My electricity bills are huge because of all the lighting used for their tanks," she added.

Sue understands snakes make most people shudder, but she's on a crusade to help us get over our fears.

Sue said: "I love them, they make such good pets as long as people can care for them properly."
Gran's charmed by her snakes

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