Wednesday, 2 September 2009 10:26 UKA Cumbrian couple whose 3ft python went missing a month ago were shocked to discover the pet hiding in a kitchen cupboard.
Murray and Amanda McNab assumed 10 month-old Sid fled their home in Upperby by squeezing through a gap in its tank and an open window.
A search nearby was carried out and neighbours warned not to touch the brown and gold royal python.
But Sid was found safe and well in the cupboard on Tuesday.
The couple were so distressed at Sid's disappearance that they bought another python in the hope this would tempt him back.
Cutlery drawer
They had also warned neighbours that, although the snake was not poisonous, it could bite if it felt threatened.
Mrs McNab said they were delighted to find Sid still in the house and plan to keep their new addition, who has been christened Pedro.
She said: "We had all been up to Scotland for the bank holiday to visit my mother.
"When we came back my son went into the kitchen to make us a cup of coffee.
"When he opened the cutlery drawer we found some skin that Sid had shed. It didn't take us long after that to find him in one of the cupboards."
The couple believe Sid had spent the past month living in wall cavities.
She added: "We missed him so much, we're just delighted to have him back."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8233321.stm
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