By Gurbir Singh:
A rush to the unlit toilet of her sister-in law’s home in Brisbane (Australia), gave Helen Richards a fright of her life when she was bitten on her bottom by a 5ft long carpet python.
This happened on 22 January when this Queensland woman went into the bathroom to go to the toilet, but did not turn the light on. She sat down on the toilet seat without a peek inside the bowl.
When “mid-stream”, she felt something bite her on her bottom. Getting a fright, she jumped up quickly and initially thought it was a frog. But she discovered it was actually a carpet python that had sunk its teeth in her bare bum.
“I jumped up with my pants down and turned around to see what looked like a long neck turtle receding back into the bowl,” said the 59-year-old Helen.
She eventually called in a snake catcher, who revealed this embarrassing story on social media.
Narrating that day’s events, Snake Catchers Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and Gold Coast wrote on Facebook “On Tuesday afternoon, we got a call from a customer in Chapel Hill, who was admittedly quite embarrassed about needing to have the following discussion.
“It all happened so fast, and the Carpet Python which had gotten just as much of a fright as she did. Unfortunately, the snakes preferred exit point was blocked after being spooked by the customer sitting down and it simply lashed out in fear. It showed no defensive behaviour after this point.
“Our snake catcher arrived promptly, with first aid in hand, so that the customer could clean herself up and get some antiseptic spray on the few small puncture marks left by the snake.
It appears Helen stayed calm throughout the ordeal and did not flush the toilet as snake would have retreated into the pipes.
“The snake was safely removed and relocated, and the customer handled the situation like an absolute champ, having a sense of humour about it the entire time”, added the snake catcher.
“She said her toilet habits have forever changed. Lights will be on, and she will always give the bowl a quick glance before sitting down,” she was quoted saying.
She is now warning others to “look before they leak” after her terrifying toilet encounter.
Carpet pythons are non-venomous and can grow up to four metres in length. They have been known to kill domestic cats and small dogs.
– from NewsViews
