A stray snake found by a man while he was drinking his morning tea could have been living in his wall for 18 months.
The man was shocked to discover the corn snake in his flat on Main Roads, Beith, North Ayrshire, and took it to a local vet, who contacted the SSPCA.
The snake has been named Rab after the man who found him and is being cared for at the charity’s Glasgow rehoming centre.
Neighbours in the block of flats lost a snake 18 months ago but have since moved out.