THE AUSTRALIAN (Sydney, Australia) 13 Decmeber 06 Two-metre snake found in loo
A Northern Territory plumber called to fix a blocked toilet today was greeted by a two-metre-long snake peering out of the bowl.
Parks and Wildlife Service wildlife officer Peter Phillips was called to the Howard Springs home after the carpet python was found to be the culprit causing the blockage.
The reptile was removed from the septic tank.
“The Howard Springs resident originally called a plumber because her toilet was blocked,” Mr Phillips said.
“I arrived to see a large python head peering out of the toilet bowl.
“The python was so long, the body was curled around the s-bend and we had to retrieve it from the septic tank, where we could remove it.”
He said the snaked probably thought it had found a comfortable place to live.
“The tank was obviously a great home because the snake was so fat and healthy it was difficult to retrieve.
“We retrieved the snake without incident and it will be released tonight.”
Two-metre snake found in loo