Maria Jaimes recalled a “very scary situation” that occurred in her bathroom recently involving a reptile.
Jaimes, from Cedar Creek, Texas, told NBC affiliate KXAN that a rat snake bit her on the leg while she was using the bathroom in the dark earlier this month.
She woke up around 4:30 a.m., walked to her bathroom without turning on the light, and was immediately bitten by the snake.
“I felt a little poke on my leg and I said, ‘Something happened, my husband left something on the toilet.’ So I turned on the light and saw a snake under the toilet,” Jaimes shared with KXAN.
She even has photos to prove the incident happened. “As scared as I was, I took these pictures because no one would believe it,” she added.
The photos show the snake coiled beneath her toilet seat and later on the bathroom floor.
After notifying her husband, Jaimes said he put wire on the roof vent to prevent any other unexpected visitors near the toilet.
“It does happen, and I just want people to be aware of their vents and what might come in through their toilet or sink,” Jaimes said.
Despite the snake bite, Jaimes didn’t let it affect her plans. “I still went to church,” she smiled. “I got up and went to church.”
Brown, a pest control expert with 25 years of experience, said, “In 25 years of pest control, I’ve never dealt directly with it, nor has anyone I know. It’s mostly an urban legend, but it does happen.”
According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas has the most snake species and subspecies in the U.S., with 115 different types.
To keep snakes out of homes, Texans are advised to “seal off all entry points,” including openings around water pipes, electrical outlets, doors, and windows. Mortar is recommended for sealing holes in masonry foundations, while hardware cloth or sheet metal is best for wooden structures, the agency added.
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