The charity says in total they investigated 3,311 cases of cruelty, relating to all animals, in the county last year.
The RSPCA has given some examples:
In October 2018, a discovery was made by a member of the public, who found the body of a 3ft-long corn snake in a box in a shallow river, weighed down with stones in Ottery St Mary.
In August 2018, a snapping turtle was rescued after being dumped in a waterway in Exeter.
The snapping turtle - which was the size of a large dinner plate - is native to North America and preys on animals including fish, birds and amphibians.
The RSPCA believes the reason behind some of the suffering of these exotics pets is that owners do not research their needs using expert sources and don’t understand the type and amount of care that they need, resulting in them escaping, being abandoned or neglected.
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