Prickles Hedgehog Rescue saved the little guy from his crisp packet torment.

A hedgehog has been rescued from a salty fate after it became trapped in a crisp packet. The lucky little critter, now named Crispian, was trapped in the crisp packet and was trying to wriggle free when he was spotted by two passers-by in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

Jamie-Lee Poole and Amanda Debruin, the locals who came across the animal, were unable to reach the animal, which was behind a railed-off area beneath a stairwell. So they called on street warden James Clayton and local carpenter John Meare to assist in the rescue.

Even these professionals struggled and it was only with the help of two volunteers from Pickles Hedgehog Rescue that the Crispian was eventually set free.

Jules Bishop, founder of the rescue group, told the BBC that the adventurous little mammal is now happy and back on the road to recover. “He’s thriving now and will be here all winter as he’s so tiny,” she said.

“I want to thank all the people involved because obviously without their commitment and dedication this little hog would have had no way to survive. He was very, very cold and dehydrated when I emptied him out of the crisp packet,” Ms Bishop added.

It is unknown what flavour of crisps were in the packet.