Dakota, a jungle carpet python, went missing from her cage at a home in Thorney Close, Sunderland on the evening of Tuesday 19 September. Credit: Michelle Brunton Residents have been urged to be ...

Residents have been left horrified and scared after news that a pet owner's 8ft snake has escaped from Taunton Square in Thorney Close, Sunderland.

Dakota, jungle carpet python, is back home after going missing from her vivarium. Credit: Michelle Brunton The owner of an eight-foot snake has confirmed she has been found "safe and well".