Police have warned people not to approach the snake, which escaped from its owner’s home in Boston

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A boa constrictor has been reported missing from a house in Lincolnshire.

Police have warned the public not to approach the snake, which has a white tail and grey, black and brown spots.

It was reported missing from its owner’s house in Union Street in Boston at about 7pm on Wednesday.

The snake is not venomous but boa constrictors attack prey with their teeth and then constrict it until they die.

Lincolnshire police have warned that it is likely to find somewhere warm, so could be in an area such as a garden shed. They have instructed anyone who sees the snake to call 999 quoting incident 361.