Snake makes a break during warm snap

POLICE are searching for a 6ft-long boa constrictor which went missing over a week ago.

The four-year-old female snake escaped from its tank in Ross Crescent, Falkirk.

It is thought the constrictor slithered away to enjoy the warmest weather of the year so far in Scotland.

Police have carried out door-to-door inquiries to try to locate the snake and to reassure neighbours that they are not in any danger.

The snake, which has been reared in captivity, does not eat live food and is not venomous, they said.

A force spokesman said boa constrictors could go for "some amount of time" without eating and insisted the escaped snake was not a danger to the public.

Anyone who has seen the snake should contact Central Scotland Police or the SSPCA.