Hundreds of frogs and their spawn were left dumped in the middle of Burbage Road in Penhill, prompting a mass rescue operation by residents to clear the critters from the road.
In scenes almost reminiscent of a Benny Hill sketch, residents tried to gather as many of the frogs as possible and get them to safety.
Mum-of-three Kim Seymour said "A big black bag was left in the middle of the road, and stuff was spilling out of it - it looked as if the road was hopping, I have never seen anything like it."
"I think some of them were mating too, because a few were on top of each other, and there was frogspawn all over the place."
According to neighbours the bag was left behind in the middle of the road by two youths, who had been seen carrying it.
When the bag split they apparently made a run for it, leaving their living cargo behind. Kim believes that there may have been as many as three or four hundred frogs in the bag.
Many escaped into Penhill but others were rescued and placed in a paddling pool while residents figure out what to do with them.
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