DC Editor Adam writes… NEW SERIES David
calls them London Walks Soupçons.
They're piquant little historical tidbits
that he's methodically seeding into each walk's "page" on the London Walks website.
He's had a lot of good feedback so far – visitors to
walks.com like them, I hope that Daily Constitutionalists do too…
A Soupçon to accompany the Regent's Canal Camden Town to Little Venice
Walk…
"Oddly,
the eastern Mediterranean Asclepian snake can be found living wild in the
middle of London: along the banks of the Regent's Canal near London Zoo, where
a small self-sustaining population was released and became established during
the 1980s.
Fortunately for passing Londoners, this particular species of snake
is not venomous, but is a constrictor, squeezing the breath from its victims;
so apart from striking terror into the local rodent population, it does no
harm." Natural
Histories
Read more about the Regent's Canal Camden
Town to Little Venice tour HERE.
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
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