A green-fingered Eaglesham woman got an early morning fright after uncovering a snake curled up in her compost bag.
Alyson Marshall was finishing off some potting work in the family flat just hours before welcoming home their new puppy.
As she went to return her gardening gloves to the storage bench outside, she pulled back her compost bag only to be greeted by a bright red corn snake sheltering from the sub-zero temperature.
