Toilet Snake Attack: Urban Legend Comes True?

Reuters ^ | Mon May 11, 2009

[nickcarraway]

A Taiwanese man became a sitting target for a snake, which bit his groin as sat on the toilet at his rural home, local media reported on Monday.

"As soon as he sat down, he suddenly felt a knife-like pain and reacted instinctively by standing up," the China Times said. "When he looked down, he saw the big snake."

The 51-year-old man, from Nantou County, was under medical care with minor injuries, a director at Puli Christian Hospital said.

"As soon as he has passed the risk of infection, he can go," the director, who declined to be named, said. "A snake's mouth isn't always clean."

Local television images showed the black and yellow reptile, reportedly a species of rat snake, being uncoiled and plucked slowly from the toilet bowl.

[nickcarraway]

I'd rather find it in my broccoli: Man Finds Snake Head in his Broccoli; Restaurant 'Regrets' the Error (T.G.I. Friday's)

[BlueStateBlues]

That was no snake, or are you just glad to see me.

[mrs. a]

“When he looked down, he saw the big snake.”

Most men boast of that...

[CholeraJoe]

I’ve heard of Trouser Snakes, but never Toilet Snakes.

[Mind Freed]

My family and I were up in the Black Hills in South Dakota when I was smaller and my sister went to use the porter john and found a snake in the toilet right before she sat down. She has said that to this day she checks every toilet before she sits down.

[SkyDancer]

Maybe the snake thought that .... never mind .......

[Salamander]

If I had a dollar for every time the ol’
man said “Damn! That porcelain’s cold!” I’d be rich.

[Joe 6-pack]

"A snake's mouth isn't always clean."

I'm guessing this is even more true for toilet snakes.

[Joe 6-pack]

"My family and I were up in the Black Hills in South Dakota when I was smaller and my sister went to use the porter john and found a snake in the toilet right before she sat down. She has said that to this day she checks every toilet before she sits down."

One of the very first movies I ever saw as a young child was Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

Right after the movie my brother warned me about giant squids reaching through the plumbing and grabbing people off the commode.

I still check.

[Texan Tory]

I can sort of relate to this guy...I haven’t been bitten by a snake, but I do recall standing up from the toilet, looking down, and seeing what could easily be mistaken for a very large snake...

[longhorn too]

“Most men boast of that...”

Us guys have to have something to exaggerate about!

[nickcarraway]

It was lonely?

[Venturer]

If that doesn’t make you S**t nothing will.

[SkyDancer]

Saw a relative?

[Daffynition]

This thread is proof you did the right thing. Who knows what would have happened in your outhouse. ;-D

[JoeProBono]

[Mr Rogers]

I live in southern Arizona. On two occasions, I’ve found scorpions floating inside the toilet.

Even in the middle of the night, I turn the light on and check...

[PugetSoundSoldier]

What do you mean “exaggerate”? You’re not a tripod too? :P

[Winstons Julia]

....because “treading” on them is bad enough....

[RichInOC]

[jobim]

I lived in Taiwan, and I can tell you the island is chock full of snakes of many varieties.

Running with the Hash House Harriers in the hills above Taipei one day we all ran past a coiled Cobra.

I had a house in the mountain suburb of Peitou, and found an 8 ft snake in my kitchen one day. I captured it with the help of the gas delivery man, who tied it up on his motorcycle and took it to sell at Snake Alley.

[humblegunner]

Damn straight!

At the risk of sounding like a hopeless redneck, I often
opt for the brush at the property line to save the septic.

Only for stand-up activities, of course.

[mickey finn]

I almost crapped on a rattlesnake in Central Oregon while on a four day float trip. After waking up and drinking my super strong cowboy coffee my bowels started to percolate quickly. It is important to take care of business before putting on waders and running off to fish. Trying to crap with waders on in the bush can be an ugly ordeal. I grabbed the shovel and bum wadd and sped up the hill. I was in a hurry and time was of the essence. I crossed the railroad tracks and found what looked like a good spot. I finished and went to cover things up. Right next to the #2 was a coiled rattlesnake. It never rattled, and although my stomach dropped, and my heart rate tripled, and I would have crapped my pants had I not just taken care of things, I think the snake was more petrified than me.

[kaboom]

I’ve heard of Trouser Snakes, but never Toilet Snakes.

Well, the corn snake is a species of rat snake, so it's not unheard of.

Then there's the deadly brown...

[mickey finn]

snake bump.

[Daffynition]

Given the alternatives, I'd rather take the roots ....... and don't get me started on septic systems. ;-D

[Guenevere]

True story....A good friend of mine who has a beach home in Florida found a large snake in her upstairs toilet!!!
..she shut the lid and called animal control.

[csmusaret]

Doc, can you make the pain go away but leave the swelling?

[Mind Freed]

Oh man! I live in southern Arizona, now I’m scared to use the latrine.

[Mr Rogers]

My problem was caused by a vent directly over the toilet. A fine mesh screen has stopped THAT ingress point, but I still look. Just the thought of trying to explain how a scorpion stung my...well, the humiliation might be as bad as the sting!