A large snake has been discovered trapped in netting in a back garden pond.

Christine McAdam was in her garden in Aylestone, Leicester, on Friday afternoon when she spotted something in the netting that covers her pond.

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Christine McAdam holds the snake she found in netting over her garden pond in Aylestone, Leicester
She said: "I noticed something caught up in the mesh in my pond and I looked closer and it was a big snake.

"It's about two foot long and it's certainly not a grass snake or anything you would expect to find in this country.

"I've never seen anything close up like this before and I was scared it would bite me."

Christine, 58, enlisted the help of neighbour Rick Wright to cut the net and release the snake.

She has been trying to get hold of the RSPCA to take the snake off her hands.

She said: "I've been phoning and getting a message that says if you find a fox or snake or anything, just let it go.

"But I don't think I should with this one. It's so big.

"It's in a plastic box at the bottom of my garden for the moment.

"I'm keeping it out of the sun."