Snake on a plane goes 9,300 miles from Australia to Scotland in woman's shoe

Holidaymaker shocked to see stowaway python in her slip-ons on return from Queensland

As souvenirs go, it is a unique one. A woman has returned to Scotland from a holiday in Australia to discover a stowaway snake hidden in one of her shoes.

In an incident that will confirm the worst fears of visitors to Australia, Moira Boxall unpacked her luggage after the more than 9,300-mile journey from Queensland to find the small and very much alive creature curled up in her slip-ons. It even shed its skin during its voyage in her footwear.