Horrifying moment Arizona woman finds hissing SNAKE in her toilet bowl
Horrifying moment Arizona woman finds hissing SNAKE in her toilet bowl
- Michelle Lespron from Tuscon found a black and pink coachwhip snake after returning from a short trip in July
- The personal injury lawyer was forced to call in expert help to remove the unwanted guest
- After a two-day ordeal, the snake was removed and returned to its natural habitat
A woman from Tuscon, Arizona made a horrifying discovery when she lifted the lid of her toilet seat at her home in Catalina Foothills to find a huge hissing rattlesnake inside.
Michelle Lespron, a personal injury attorney, had been on a short trip and found the unexpected guest upon her return on July 15.
‘I had been away for four days and was looking forward to using my own toilet in peace. I lifted the lid and he or she was curled up,” Lespron told The Associated Press.
“Thank God the lid was closed,” she added.
After her father unsuccessfully tried to wring the hose out of the toilet bowl that night, Lespron quickly contacted Rattlesnake Solutions, a Phoenix-based company that specializes in removing such unwanted visitors.
Michelle Lespron, a personal injury attorney, had been on a short trip and found the unexpected guest upon her return on July 15
It took the experienced handler three attempts to get a firm grip on the non-venomous black and pink coachwhip snake
“Everyone has the same reaction: ‘Oh my God, that’s my worst nightmare,'” Lespron told CBS News of the video the company posted of the removal process.
It took experienced handler Nikolaus – whom Lespron described as “my hero” – three attempts to get a firm grip on the non-venomous black and pink coachwhip snake.
He was then able to wrestle the snake with one hand while filming the ordeal on his cell phone with the other.
The handler later released the snake, which was between 3 and 4 feet long, into a natural habitat away from the residence.
Bryan Hughes, the owner of Rattlesnake Solutions, said it wasn’t the first time his staff had seen a coachwhip snake in a home, though it’s rare to find reptiles in homes.
On the company’s Facebook page, he wrote: “It happens – Nikolaus was called to a house to catch what was called in as a rattlesnake that had been seen in the toilet.
‘After 3 visits over 2 days he was finally able to get his hands on it – a beautiful black and pink Coachwhip!
“This was in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson. We are called upon to catch one or two snakes in toilets every year, and that is very unusual.
“These hoses can enter the pipes through vaults in septic systems, be flushed in from other homes and in a host of other situations,” he added.
Lespron told CBS News that after the hose was removed, she had to use her guest bathroom for another three weeks before she felt comfortable enough to go back to her own bathroom.