“I noticed a large crab and thought it was a bit strange,” Birch, 57, told BBC Three Counties Radio presenter Andy Collins.He added: “We’re assuming someone went crabbing and thought it was a bright idea to bring them home with them.”Now, somehow, they’re in my garden.”More from Beds, Herts and BucksThe mystery of how the crabs arrived in Biggleswade, a market town 11 miles south-east of Bedford and nowhere near the coast, has captivated locals.Three other crabs were discovered dead in Hitchin Street.”I was in the petrol station earlier and people were talking about it,” Birch added.Ricky Watson, who found two of the sea-dwellers in a road, said: “I did think, ‘It’s a bit odd really, this far from the sea’.”Another passer-by saw a crab in the gutter and thought it had come out of a dustbin.
Biggleswade man with shellfish allergy bemused as crabs invade garden
