The 82-year-old grandmother opens the oven to cook chips just to find a snake looking at her [Photos]

A retiree was surprised when she opened her oven and found a huge snake hiding inside.

The 82-year-old was ready to cook chips for dinner when he saw the reptile and hit the door.

She thought her eyes were playing tricks after having recently suffered a cataract surgery, the Manchester Evening News reports.

However, an RSPCA inspector soon arrived and rescued the snake, while her wife and husband ordered from a fish shop and chip.

It turned out to be a non-poisonous African-style homemade home, with a length of at least three feet.

The woman had opened the oven door to burst into her chips when she saw the snake - who was later named Sammy by RSPCA - at her home in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

He said: "When I opened the oven door and saw it, I received the shock of my life.

"I recently did a cataract surgery and I was wondering if my eyes deceived me - but my husband also saw it.

Luckily it did not harm her.