A Scottish woman called in animal experts after finding a snake in her luggage when she returned from a holiday in Australia.
Maria Boxall first thought the reptile had been put there as a practical joke by one of her family before her return flight from Queensland to Glasgow.
The snake was found in a shoe, where it had shed its skin.
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which took the photo above, identified the snake as a python, which is not dangerous.
Animal rescue officer Taylor Johnstone said: "I responded to a call from a woman who had just returned from a holiday in Australia who had found a small snake inside her shoe in her suitcase.
"When I arrived, the snake had been contained by the caller, so I safely removed the snake from the property. Upon examination, the snake was found to be a spotted python which is not venomous.
"The snake is in quarantine at our animal rescue and rehoming centre in Edinburgh."
The reptile is likely to be given to a zoo after it passes quarantine.
