It's always surprising when you find something inside the toilet bowl - but what if you found a snake curled up in it? Well, that's what happening in Australia right now.
According to CNN, a huge python was found inside the toilet - which happened on two separate occasions in Townsville, Australia just this month.
Elliot Budd - a snake catcher in Queensland - got two phone calls in the past two weeks, asking him to remove some snakes that found themselves stuck in people's toilets.
"The first snake was three meters long (9.8 feet) and the second one was 2.4 meters (7.8 feet)," Elliot Budd told CNN.
He continued, "The first one I got, the house was being renovated so it was a few tradesmen working there that came across it. I was definitely a bit surprised when it was in the toilet."
Not only that, but the snake was particularly difficult to remove thanks to its "firm grip on the toilet's S-bend." Elliot Budd had to unbolt the toilet to get the snake out.
The second phone call came in on September 12th. Elliot Budd recalls:
"It was on the 12th. That one the lady told me on the phone that it was in the toilet. At first, I thought maybe was just having a joke after the first one. I didn't think I'd see two of them in the toilet. The lady very much wanted to get it out."
This isn't a new trendy prank - if that's what you're thinking. Elliot Budd believes that the drought in the Australian region is the reason for snakes slithering into toilets.
"It just comes down to the fact that it's really dry right now and they're looking for water and it is mating season right now," Budd said.
Furthermore, Elliot Budd explains:
"They are using a lot more energy than the normally would so they need more water. They're non-venomous these snakes. They aren't considered dangerous. They're not something to fear but it's best if you come across them to leave them alone."
Budd also thinks that the snakes are finding their ways through open doors and windows. "I'm not a plumber but it's very unlikely for them to come up through the pipes," he explained.
Elliot Budd added, "I wouldn't say it's common but it does happen. [...] All the other snake catchers have been doing it for 15 to 20 years and some of them haven't had one in the toilet themselves."