Tracey the python went missing from her owner's house in Sheffield on Sunday.

The snake, which is nearly three-and-a-half metres long, was very hungry as she was just due for a feed when she broke out of her glass cage.

'Hissing and struggling'

Her owner, Paul Tomlinson, warned that she could attack pets - and even small children - if she smelled animals on them.

Tracey, who is named after Paul's wife, was found curled up in some allotments near her house.

Paul said he was delighted to find her.