Vets had to remove the towell from Monty the python's stomach after eating the towel the night before.

Snake bites off more than she can chew after beach towel pulled from stomach

Apartment blocks nearby have been evacuated as a precaution. 

Snake on the loose in Germany as residents urged to shut windows and doors

The incident occurred in South Carolina on Friday.

Officers have spoken with the reptile’s owner.

Bruce Baker had returned from shopping with three of his children when they discovered the 7ft-boa constrictor in their front garden.

The park reckons this snake is the biggest they have caught and it was longer than the height of a double decker bus.

The animal was found in a shoe stored in luggage. 

A 72-year-old woman accidentally packed a snake in her suitcase after visiting her daughter in Australia and brought it home to Scotland.

A human rights lawyer said the interrogation methods were torture and violated police policies as well as several laws.

One snake had been dumped in a bin liner, while the other was spotted lying in the grass.

Ride-sharing in Australia has taken a rather different turn, after 10 cane toads were spotted getting a lift on a python.

Surveillance video captured the moment a 1.5 metre python fell from the ceiling to the floor as nine staff members received their briefing.

Harry Evans, from Poole, Dorset, was bitten as he pulled up a net.

A helicopter and ships in the area rushed to help the 23-year-old.

A passer-by spotted the trapped snake and alerted the RSPCA.