I always ponder whether some lunatic neighbor may be keeping these kind of wretched things as “pets”.
They aren’t supposed to, but I have seen shows on Animal Planet that there are many who sneak awful snakes into the US. Some end up dead by their own snakes.
I read some story about a man finding an awful snake in his toilet a while back. Ever since that, (heh) I always turn the light on and look first.
I hate snakes.