A woman in Australia had to call in some snake catchers after she was bitten on the backside during a late night trip to the toilet.

At first Helen Richards didn’t realise it was a carpet python – she thought it might have been a frog.

She called out snake catchers to come and retrieve the snake from her home in the Chapel Hill suburb of Brisbane.


They shared the woman’s story on Facebook saying: ‘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.

‘Fortunately for us, the customer remained calm and remembered not to flush the toilet, as flushing could cause the snake to retreat down into the pipes again.

‘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.

‘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.

‘While we don’t catch snakes in toilets every single day, it is quite a regular occurrence. However, being bitten on the behind by a Carpet Python in the toilet is certainly not a regular occurrence, and it was the first time we have turned up to an incident of this kind.

‘If you find a Carpet Python in your toilet, don’t poke and prod it, don’t continue to flush the toilet. If you do these things it increases the chances of us not being able to access the snake if it retreats further into the pipe. Put the lid down, secure it, and call a snake catcher.’