A NON-NATIVE spider known for its huge size and aggressive method of hunting has slipped into England in a shipping container.

The huntsman made it from Morocco to the Home Counties as a stowaway with the team that helped make James Bond.

It slipped into the equipment belonging to aerial filming company Flying Pictures Ltd during filming on location in Morocco.

The three-inch arachnid seemed dehydrated and "distressed” when cameraman Dave Francis found him nearly 2,000 miles later in England.

Mr Francis said: “Upon opening one of the large kit boxes, I found a thick matting of white web, looking like tissue paper.

“I was a little apprehensive at first, as I didn’t know what had created it.”

“It was initially in a distressed state and did not move much, but over two days, I fed it and provided it with water.

“It lapped up the liquid and became much more alert. The spider then moulted and grew a little larger.”

Mr Francis worked out the spider was a huntsman before contacting Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex, which has re-homed the creature.

He named the spider ‘Snow White’, in honour of the 2012 blockbuster, Snow White and the Huntsman, on which he worked.

His company has also worked on James Bond films as well as Mission Impossible, Star Wars and Missing

Drusillas spider expert, Angela Hale, said the huntsman was “nothing to fear.”

She said: “This genus of spiders is found throughout the tropics and can grow to a large size.

“They are nocturnal wandering hunters and are quite pale in colour with black markings.”

“Despite the fearsome appearance, their venom is not considered harmful to humans.

“When disturbed they raise their front legs as a warning, displaying their fangs.

"But as with most spiders, there is nothing to fear.”

Mr Francis said he had “really taken” to his stowaway and it “may even be residing back with me soon”.

He added: “Problem is, although I don’t mind this amazing looking creature, my wife is not willing to stay in the house with it so I may need to work on convincing her first”

Flying Pictures Ltd declined to reveal what it was filming in Morocco, citing confidentiality agreements, other than it was a “high-profile feature film.”