Woman finds snake in toilet during early bathroom visit


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rat snake bit her leg. “Very scary situation on a Sunday morning at 4:30 a.m. with lights off,” Jaimes recounted.

Instead of killing the serpent, Jaimes decided to capture photos of it as evidence. “As scared as I was when this happened, I am the one who took these pictures because no one would believe it!” she explained.

Suspecting that the snake might have entered through a roof vent, Jaimes asked her husband to cover the opening with wire mesh to prevent future incidents.

It’s unclear whether the snake was venomous or if Jaimes required medical attention after the bite.

While such occurrences are rare, they do happen, according to Alan Brown, the technical director at ABC Home and Commercial Services. “In 25 years of pest control, I have never dealt directly with it or have anybody that I know of deal with it,” Brown told KXAN-TV. “It is something if you do an internet search, you will find there are occurrences. I think it’s more of an urban legend most of the time but it does happen.”

Brown explained that there are multiple ways for snakes to find their way into toilets. “One is through the vent stack up on the roof … They can hold their breath and come through the toilet,” he said. “They can also come kind of through the sewage system — especially if there may be a break in the lines or rats in the sewer. And then in some cases, they just make their way into a house traditionally, through a crack or a crevice. Or [they] make their way in and are looking for water and curl up in a toilet, as well.”

“I just want people to be aware this happens in real life and to be aware,” Jaimes cautioned.

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