A SLIPPERY customer had to be removed from a bus as a Renfrewshire driver turned zoo keeper.
Mick McArthur spotted the reptile slithering along a window ledge on its service in Paisley after it escaped from a passenger's bag.
The McGill's driver had to calmly retrieve the bright orange snake, which has since been returned to its owner.
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McGill's said on their Facebook page: "Our Inspector Mick removing a fare dodging ‘passenger’ from a bus in Paisley yesterday.
“Now safely back with its owner but we hope it ‘adder’ good time.”
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Ralph Roberts, McGill’s managing director, told the BBC News website: “Mick took one look at it and said he thought it was just a corn snake.
“He lifted it up and kept it safe before it could upset any of the passengers.”
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