POLICE are appealing for sightings after a pet corn snake went missing from a Runcorn home.

The snake, called Colin, is described as "non-venomous and friendly".

Colin is five feet long and escaped from his home yesterday from Trentham Street in Runcorn Old Town.

His owners also began an appeal on Facebook after he went missing.

And police are asking for people with information to contact them in a social media appeal.