Stu Copland, Singer and guitarist of punk rock band Minusthree was close to tears last night as he bitterly refuted any suggestion that he may have staged bizzare semi-naked snake eating rituals.
Copland, 24, has been reported to have indulged in up to TWENTY-FIVE snakes in a single evening. One insider said " I've known Stu to eat spagehtti raw, with ham and vinegar on top... but the suggestion of eating a snake turns my stomach.... "
Speaking from his home in Paisley yesterday, Stu said " I would never eat snakes. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that I don't think they would make very good pets...... "
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Copland leaving an annual snake-eating convention in March[/C]
His record company last night refused to comment.