*Snake Bites from Toilets: A Growing Danger in Unexpected Places**
Snake bites from toilets are rare but real, with cases reported worldwide. These reptiles enter homes through **sewer lines, roof vents, or bathroom gaps**, especially during rainy seasons in tropical regions.
In *Thailand*, a man was bitten on the testicles by a **12-foot python** hiding in his toilet. In *South Africa*, a Dutch tourist suffered **severe genital injuries** from a **Cape cobra** in an outdoor toilet. In *Texas*, a woman was bitten by a **rat snake**, while in *Australia*, a **carpet python** bit a woman on the thigh. All victims survived, though some required surgery and psychological support.
Snakes reach bathrooms through **sewer systems, drains, or broken pipes**. Public toilets and rural homes are especially vulnerable. As one expert warned, “Snakes can slither upward through pipes and emerge in toilets.” Read more below
Terrifying Stories of Snakes Showing Up in People’s Toilets
If you’re reading this while seated on a toilet, we advise you to finish up before proceeding. We hate to break it to you, but snakes crawling up toilets is a real-life thing that happens outside of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Last November, the New York Times reported that snakes were taking over homes in Bangkok, Thailand. According to National Geographic, snakes have also appeared in toilets in Australia, South Africa, and even here in the U.S. (sorry guys).
As for how the snakes get into said toilets, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor at UCLA told Nat Geo they probably slither in the top, not through the pipes. Either way, people are discovering snakes in their toilets, and it’s unbelievably horrifying.
To bring this nightmare to life for you, we’ve put together a list of 5 terrifying toilet snakes. Best of luck with future trips to the bathroom.
Texas boy finds rattlesnake in toilet.
A young Texas boy got up one morning to go to the bathroom, noticed a little slithering head in the toilet, and ran out to call his mom. It turned out to be a rattlesnake, but the snake apparently forgot to mention to the boy that he’d invited a few friends over. Authorities discovered a total of 24 snakes hanging out in their home.
