Python Pit Window Cleaner Found...

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Python pit window cleaner found


A Caiman alligator at the zoo. Picture by Keith Skingle, Photos in Focus


It started as a bit of a joke for April Fool's day.

A zoo in North East Lincolnshire put out an appeal for a fearless window cleaner to clamber inside its alligator and snake pits to shine the glass of the enclosures.

But after thinking it over, bosses at the Jungle Zoo in Cleethorpes decided a window cleaner would be ideal to speed up the cleaning process.

And after a public appeal, they said they were inundated with offers from people brave enough to tackle the task.

Bernard Bale, spokesman for the Jungle Zoo, said the first window cleaner to get in touch was Jim Allen, 42, of Cleethorpes.

Mr Allen will begin his new role in the coming weeks.

He will be working inside enclosures which contain, among other things, Caiman alligators, 15ft Burmese pythons and a yellow anaconda.

'Inquisitive' alligators

Mr Bale said: "Jim didn't think he would be frightened, though he did say 'I don't have to go in on my own do I?'

"There will be a member of staff with him at all times when he is inside."
He joked: "We've kept a note of the other people who came forward in case he loses a leg."

Al Verlaine, owner of Jungle Zoo, said staff had been cleaning the windows themselves but had decided they wanted a professional to speed the process up.

He said: "The outside is easy - the inside is a problem.
"The main trouble when you come to clean the glass in the inside of an alligator pit is that they are naturally inquisitive, therefore they all come forward to have a look at what you're doing.
"And of course if your hand goes too close or your foot goes too close, they will take a bite, and that's really to see what you're made of."



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[samroyal2]

fair enough if someones willing to do it but theres a certain amount of safety issues involved there specially the ones mentioned at the bottom of the artical.

[bosshogg]

i went there last ear the glass did need cleaning

[joe0709]

thats the little one near the lake and its at the top of the big car park where the chicken van is right ?

[Iliria]

sounds like it would make an interesting job

[bosshogg]

Originally Posted by joe0709

thats the little one near the lake and its at the top of the big car park where the chicken van is right ?

Yeah that's the one

[joe0709]

Originally Posted by bosshogg

Yeah that's the one

oh i love it in gthere its well good lol dont like how they have only got one monkey caged up though

[bosshogg]

Originally Posted by joe0709

oh i love it in gthere its well good lol dont like how they have only got one monkey caged up though

there did have them all in pairs i wonder if its friend died? havnt been since last year

[joe0709]

i dunno i havent been for about 1 year ish. weve got a caravan on the thorpe park site there

[Philcw]

i hope he is on good pay lol