We found a snake in our toilet once. My sister-in-law discovered it at about 2:00 a.m. It was a very exciting experience :eek: , as I’m sure you can imagine.
We called the County Extension Agent, who in turn called a herpetologist at Auburn University. They were both very friendly and helpful, in between snickering and/or laughing out loud.
Although the snake was long gone down the toilet by then (followed by a gallon of bleach, plus a gallon down every drain in the house), the herpetologist told us that the snake was probably a harmless water snake and told us how to catch it in a trash can and release it outside. We told him that the snake’s welfare was not our primary concern, and he agreed (between snorting and choking in an attempt not to laugh so hard he peed in his pants) that he could understand our viewpoint.
He also said that he doubted that it came up from the septic tank - more than likely it entered the house by another route and managed to get into the toilet bowl while looking for water. (That wasn’t a very comforting thought either!)
I bet both of them still remember that incident - the County Extension Agent had never heard of it happening, and the herpetologist knew of only three incidences in the entire state in his career.
Ah, memories.