A PET snake had to be rescued by firefighters after escaping from its tank and becoming trapped in the walls of a family home.
The four foot corn snake, called Cuddles, had slithered under the floorboards and into the wall cavities at the property in Arundel View, Jump.
A crew from Tankersley had to remove bricks from the outside of the property to free it.
A spokesman for the fire service said the family had recently moved in and Cuddles was able to get to the floorboards because there weren't any carpets down.
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