An escaped royal python could be on the loose in a Mersey town.
The snake, called Carley and aged six or seven years old, was reported missing in the Heath Road and Union Street area of Runcorn by her owner last Tuesday. A week on and no updates have been issued over whether the pet has been sighted.
Carley’s owner described her as “harmless” and “soft as a brush”. They said a search of the house has proven fruitless, but a “window was left open”, suggesting the python might have slithered outside.
