Thirsty snake found hiding in Townsville toilet

Due to drought affecting parts of Australia there has been more than one incident of huge pythons hiding in people’s toilets in Townsville.

A local snake catcher, Elliot Budd, reported that "the first snake was 3m long (9.8 ft) and the second one was 2.4m (7.8ft)”. It was a particularly tricky to remove the snake as it had a firm grip on the toilet's S-bend, he said. He assumed the second call was a prank. Hot dry weather in Australia is calling thirsty snakes indoors in search of somewhere cool and wet to revive. Read more: cnn.com