article_snippet.sent: Craig Wallace, a detective based at Rochdale police station, overheard the control room call and although it's not a police matter, Craig Wallace, a detective based at Rochdale police station offered to help as Craig Wallace, a detective based at Rochdale police station has experience with keeping snakes.
article_snippet.sent: Det Con Wallace used a pillowcase to capture the white snake and took a pillowcase back to Rochdale police station, before being transferred into the care of the RSPCA.
article_snippet.sent: Det Con Wallace added: 'I keep snakes
article_snippet.sent: Craig Wallace, a detective based at Rochdale police station believes my hand may be a family pet which has either escaped or been set free and slithered into the house on during the recent warm weather.
article_snippet.sent: Det Con Craig Wallace, who keeps snakes, overheard the call and although the call wasn't a police matter, he wanted to help the terrified family and used a pillowcase to capture a pillowcase .
article_snippet.sent: the RSPCA later attended Rochdale police station and the snake is now being cared for by the animal charity.
article_snippet.sent: Escape: he believes the snake may be a family pet that has escaped or been discarded and could have got into the house through an open door or window in the recent warm weather .
highlights_snippet.sent: Det Con Craig Wallace used a pillowcase to capture a pillowcase and taken to RSPCA .
  