Posted on 01/04/2017 7:39:10 PM PST by Rebelbase
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Animal Control Officers in Arlington received a big surprise last week while responding to a snake call inside an apartment bathroom – Anaconda big!
Arlington County Animal Control said they received a call for a snake inside an apartment toilet, something that isn’t that unusual.
However, this wasn’t just any snake, it was a juvenile yellow anaconda that was nearly 5 feet long.
On a yellow anaconda scale, that is actually quite small. Fully grown yellow anacondas can be up to 13 feet long and over 100 pounds.
Officials say Officer Brenys White was able to safely remove the snake from the toilet and bring it back to the shelter, where staff got quite the surprise.
The yellow anaconda stayed at the shelter for a few days until they were able to find a specialist familiar with the species who could give him the care that he needed.
“They need specialized care and housing, and while they are non-venomous, can be dangerous when they reach full size and are not well-socialized,” the Animal Welfare League of Arlington wrote on its Facebook page.
The shelter is still investigating how the snake got inside the toilet, but say it was likely abandoned and went into the toilet seeking food like rats and mice.
“We highly encourage anyone thinking about having a snake as a pet to do extremely thorough research to determine whether they will be able to adequately care for their snake,” the shelter added.
The big ones are in DC
Yes, but they are docile and well socialized.
When I was 9, I lived in Annapolis, MD. It was rural. One morning in the summer, I found a water moccasin in the bathroom toilet, so I did what 9 year old boys do; I tried to grab it.
It bit me on the hand. I got to find out all about snake bite antivenom, tetanus shots and 2 surgeons extracted teeth and fangs from my hand for about 90 minutes.
I never did that again.
I know better than to post what came to mind about anacondas in toilets...
Oh. H*LL. No.
Lovely new belt or hat band.
That thing could really bite you in the ass.
That’s a heck of a plumbing snake.
Kind of makes my story about getting bitten by a brown recluse sound pretty pitiful.
Reminds me of the old joke about the guy who sat on a log and was bitten on the peter by a rattler.
Friends came back, after being advised to try and suck the poison out ....
“Sorry bud. Doc said yer gonna die.”
I usually pee standing up. After those pics, I may try number 2 standing as well!
After looking at those pics I’m gonna have to flush a cherry bomb down the commode before I’ll use it again.
“Arlington County Animal Control said they received a call for a snake inside an apartment toilet, something that isn’t that unusual.”
I’m surprised this is described as “something that isn’t that unusual” in Arlington County VA, but nobody else has commented on that so I must lead a sheltered life.
At least it wasn’t a Cornback Rattler.
My God. I should not have clicked on this thread. This is the stuff of nightmares.
What the heck is that last thing, some kind of rodent?
Ping, in case you’re missing one...
“Honey, is that an anaconda, or are you just glad to see me?”
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