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| Australian woman bitten by snake in toilet |
| 2019-01-25 |
| [BBC] An Australian woman "jumped off her seat" after being bitten by a snake on the toilet, a reptile handler says. Helen Richards, 59, received the non-venomous strike in the dark at a relative's house in Brisbane on Tuesday. She received minor puncture wounds from the 1.5m (5ft) carpet python. Handler Jasmine Zeleny, who retrieved the reptile, said it was common to find snakes seeking water in toilets during hot weather. Ms Richards told local media she had felt a "sharp tap". "I jumped up with my pants down and turned around to see what looked like a longneck turtle receding back into the bowl," she told The Courier Mail newspaper. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 To be fair. Not too long ago, I was seated upon the commode. A wasp came wondering by between the water and my seat he did fly Well that isn't dandy What this human done hand me At least the sting was not on the guy. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-01-25 20:36 |
| #13 At 1.30 am about a week ago, my wife announces “there’s a snake on the bed” and throws the blanket on the floor. I chase it around the room - a brown tree snake of about 6 feet, and a really good climber- get it on a broom stick and out the door. We have a cup of tea and go back to sleep. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2019-01-25 18:23 |
| #12 What a pain in the ass. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-01-25 12:10 |
| #11 "You're not really here for the sh-tting, are you?" |
| Posted by: Sonny Uloluck5814 2019-01-25 09:08 |
| #10 What is it that Australians eat where a 5 foot snake in a toilet goes unnoticed? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-01-25 09:06 |
| #9 Yeah. Note to Nature: When you find yourself weaponizing the platypus, you may have gotten a little bit carried away. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Mussolini8434 2019-01-25 08:59 |
| #8 And when in Aussie don't forget to check your shoes for Funnel Web Spiders. Oz is a wonderful and interesting place but they have cornered the market on nasty creatures of pretty much all kinds. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-01-25 08:23 |
| #7 A Carpet Python? "Should trimmed up down there, Ma'am" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-25 08:09 |
| #6 "see what looked like a longneck turtle receding back into the bowl," just needed a double flush |
| Posted by: Bob Grorong1136 2019-01-25 08:02 |
| #5 Why in WoT Operations? Posted by: g(r)omgoru She was in terror ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-25 07:42 |
| #4 Why in WoT Operations? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-01-25 07:41 |
| #3 Sounds like a tall tail. I'd better be mum, when talking about a bum. 59 ya say, OH well ho-hum. |
| Posted by: Dale 2019-01-25 07:37 |
| #2 Ah, the danger of leaving the toilet seat down. Surprise! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-01-25 07:30 |
| #1 Some serpents might give one a fright -- Intruders, entitled by right, Slick creatures that crush, Problematic to flush -- But some are just pythons that bite. |
| Posted by: Lumpy the Grim2563 2019-01-25 05:44 |