Posted on 03/08/2010 8:44:20 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
A Townsville man has had the shock of his life after a 2.7 metre python climbed through the sewerage pipes to emerge through his toilet bowl.
Richard Eves found the massive carpet python in his toilet at around 9pm one night after coming up through the pipes.
Despite its size, carpet pythons are largely harmless to humans but Mr Eves said it was still a shock to find it.
"It is unusual having a python in your toilet bowl — it doesn't happen every day," he said.
"I knew it wasn't dangerous but I was absolutely flabbergasted."
The wrangler who removed the python measured it at an astonishing 2.7 metres, only 30cm off the Townsville area record, Mr Eves said.
"It must have been in the sewer system chasing rats and it got stuck," he said.
"That's how they wound up in a toilet."
Queensland snake catcher Geoff Jacobs said it was quite common for pythons and green tree snakes to make their way into people's toilets.
"It happens all the time...I would probably get called to about 10 year," he said.
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Jack Palance in City Slickers:
“I crap bigger than you”
I always look before sitting, ever since I first read one of these “toilet bowl snake” stories about 20 years ago.
About 6 cubits.
Pythons in TN?
LOL, I would have a heart attack, no doubt about it.
It would be like Christmas in July for me. “Look!!! A new pet!!”
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