Snake found on back seat of Shipley bus Published duration 14 January 2018

image copyright James Deighton@rlwithjd image caption The snake brought the bus to a temporary halt after it was found on the back seat

A snake had to be removed from a bus by police officers after it was spotted on the back seat of the vehicle.

The TLC Travel-operated bus was in the centre of Shipley, near Bradford, at around 11:45 GMT on Saturday when the snake was found.

West Yorkshire Police described it as the most "unusual" call of the day.

The force said the harmless corn snake, around 2ft (0.6m) in length, was safely removed and the bus was allowed to resume its normal route.

Officers said they had no idea how the snake came to be on the bus.

Bus driver Joanne Searle, 47, told the Telegraph & Argus she remained "pretty calm".