Picture this: an Arizona lady walks back home after being away for 4 days, and what does she find in her toilet? A live rattlesnake, just chilling.
Michelle Lespron stepped into her Tucson house, desperate to hit the bathroom after the long trip. But hold on, there's a twist - a slithering snake is already getting comfy in there.
Man, that's nightmare material right there...
From CBS News:
The 20-second video shows the snake being pulled out of the toilet bowl and then hissing straight at the camera.
"Everybody has the same reaction: Oh my god, that's my worst nightmare," she said.
Other people thought it was a prank video and the snake was a prop. "Even my law partner was like 'Ha ha. Nice gag,'" Lespron, a personal injury attorney, said.
Lespron says her father tried to wrangle the snake that same night but it slithered away. So, she called Rattlesnake Solutions the next morning.
It took the handler - who Lespron calls "my hero" - three tries to get the black and pink coachwhip snake firmly in his grasp. He was able to wrestle the snake with one hand while capturing it all on his cellphone with the other.
The handler later released the snake, which measured between 3 feet and 4 feet long, in a natural habitat elsewhere.
Bryan Hughes, the owner of Rattlesnake Solutions, said it wasn't the first time his staff have seen a coachwhip snake in a home though it's rare to find reptiles in residences.
Oh my goodness, this is downright scary. Is there any real way to stop this from happening?
Or are we all basically sitting ducks for a snake to surprise us through the toilet, like one of those Jack-in-the-Box toys?
Geez, what a chilling thought...
