Snake found in toilet

A girl in Germany was terrified when she found a seven-foot long boa constrictor in the toilet.

The seven year old lifted up the seat of the loo in her family home in Hanover to find the snake hiding in there.

Wildlife experts said it is likely the creature was an escaped pet who had escaped into the sewage system.

One said: "People buy these snakes when they are young and they grow very large very quickly and scare the life out of their owners who try to flush them down the lavatory or release them into the drains."