Male python invades toilet looking for female in Australia
- An Australian man encountered two pythons in his toilet within a week.
- The snakes were removed by Hervey Bay Snake Catchers, who explained their natural behavior.
- Such incidents, while uncommon, occur a few times each year in the region.
In Queensland, Australia, an unusual series of events unfolded when a homeowner discovered a coastal carpet python coiled inside his toilet on two separate occasions. The first incident occurred on October 22, when Hervey Bay Snake Catchers received a call to remove the female python, which was likely soaking to shed its skin. The snake was located in the S bend of the toilet and required cutting of pipes for extraction. On October 25, another python was found in the same location, this time a male. Snake catchers theorized that the male was drawn to the toilet in search of the female due to scent trails left behind. The encounters highlight the unusual but not entirely rare situation of snakes being found in toilets, with the snake catchers explaining that it typically happens once or twice a year.