Escaped three-foot snake is back home in Bridgnorth
A snake measuring 3ft in length has been reunited with its owners after going missing from a Bridgnorth home for five days.
The California King Snake disappeared from its owner's address in Tasley Close on Sunday but was found in the back garden. The snake, which escaped twice in the last week, was found on both occasions by the next door neighbour, who is a angler, while he was out looking for worms.
Owner David Hill said: "The snake is back safe and well. It's one of two breeding snakes I keep.
"The female snake that escaped usually protects her eggs that she has recently laid, but while she's been out the other one tried to eat them, so I had to keep her in a different container."
Mr Hill, 22, has owned the snake for 18 months.
He said: "They're not hard work to look after and I've kept corn snakes and pythons before.
"The two snakes are being kept in separate tanks now for the time being."
The 39-inch long Californian King snake disappeared from its owner's home in Sunday.
It was not venomous and posed no real danger to the public, although it could have given a slight bite if handled roughly.
The snake is predominantly red and brown with white stripes around its body and with a white v-shape marking on its head.
West Midlands Safari Park confirmed that the species was non-venomous.
The California King snake originates from south western United States.
At birth they are about eight to 10 inches long and can grow to an average three to four feet in length as adults. They eat mice throughout their lives.