‘Queen of snakes’ lifts lid on selling £100,000 serpents, nearly having thumb eaten & the species too dangerous to keep (opens in new tab)

LOOKING after more than 300 snakes on a rural farm, Augusta Sacchetta says she knows every one of her slithery critters' personalities. Augusta is the co-founder of Colubra, a snake breeding facility launched in 2012 with the help of partner Mattia Fieramoschi. The couple have since built what is now the largest breeding operation in...