How pet snake made its great escape

A snake owner has been telling how his pet python made a bid for freedom into a nearby art gallery.

The 3m (10ft) long reptile - named Bodhi - is kept at a property above Studio 1 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire.

The snake found its way into a vent, entered the gallery and knocked over several items while the gallery was closed on Monday.

Bodhi's owner Martin Wolski worked out the snake's location after seeing the mess through the shop window.

He contacted the gallery owners and within two hours Bodhi was back home.