An Australian wildlife worker was called to pull a 7-foot python out of a septic tank, after a plumber found it hiding in a woman's toilet.
Peter Phillips, a wildlife officer for the
According to AP, the python was removed through the septic tank because it was impossible for it to come straight out of the toilet.
Phillips said that the Carpet Python found in the tank is largely a nocturnal animal but it must have hidden there during the day to hunt for frogs.
"The tank was obviously a great home, because the snake was so fat and healthy it was it difficult to retrieve," he said.
The worker also added that the snake, which is nonpoisonous, would soon be released.
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I think I'll stay with a traditional "plumbing snake" for clogs.
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Bought my stepson a book while we were on a camping trip: Venomous Creatures of the Desert.. talked about black widows liking outhouses. Poor kid. Ruined his concentration it did...
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