Mr Wright, a teacher who trained in zoology at Aberystwyth Uni, said: “On Saturday night I had a phone call saying a large snake had been found and I saw the pictures on Twitter.
“Now, usually when people talk about a big snake, they just mean a large grass snake – but this is a nine-foot long boa constrictor.
“I quickly needed to establish if it was still alive as it could still pose a risk to life for wildlife and small dogs although it would not have been any threat to humans.
“So I went out there at 9pm and found the snake, but it was dead.”
Kevin Harvey, from Wrexham, was walking down the country lane with his neighbour David Edwards when they stumbled across the snake.
The 54-year-old said: “It was incredibly long. It was easily as thick as my leg, and so, so heavy.
“We were so surprised to stumble across it and we poked it with a stick to see if it was alive.”
Mr Wright, who is a specialist in reptiles and rescues tortoises in the Wrexham area, said the snake had died as a result of the cold.
He said: “The snake was a female and was an absolute beauty. I have no indication of age but she was quite well fed.
“It is such a shame. She had either escaped, or more than likely had been cruelly dumped by someone.
“It happens quite often unfortunately. It is most likely someone has dumped it and unfortunately it has been killed.”
The snake has now been buried.
