The charity has found scorpions, snakes, spiders, lizards, toads and newts this year. It has 100 drop off points around the country.

Mr Newman added: “Baby geckos are by far the most common, if you hang your clothes up in cupboards, these animals quite often find a home in them.

“The community is really proactive, we’re available 365 days a year.

“Sometimes we get dangerous animals, we’ve had two people stung by dangerous scorpions.

“But most the time, the reptiles are completely harmless.”