Weird But True

I found a huge hissing snake in my toilet — it took 2 days to flush it

Hissing pipes are a telltale sign of plumbing problems — especially when there’s a snake inside.

That was the circumstance for one horrified woman who found the slithering reptile in her toilet and spent two days trying to get rid of it.

Michelle Lespron had just returned home after a trip, hurrying to the bathroom after a long journey.

Before doing her bathroom business, she discovered a black and pink-colored coachwhip snake, which is non-venomous but can be aggressive.

“I slammed the lid back down right away,” she told JamPress.

Lespron, a resident in the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson, Arizona, called Rattlesnake Solutions to take care of it.

Unfortunately, the pesky snake gave the handler, Nick, more trouble than he expected.

He made three visits to Lespron’s home amid attempts to free the serpent from her commode.

His immense efforts were not without personal cost. In the 11-second video obtained by Jam Press, the handler can be seen grabbing and tugging at the snake before it digs its fangs into his skin and hisses at the camera.

Michelle Lespron had a snake in her toilet
Michelle Lespron found a snake in her toilet after a trip from Nashville. Jam Press
a black and pink-colored coachwhip snake
The black and pink-colored coachwhip snake is non-venomous but can be aggressive towards humans. Jam Press

“He’s my hero, Nick at Rattlesnake Solutions is my absolute hero,” Lespron gushed.

Rattlesnake Solutions noted that it’s rare for snakes to settle inside a homeowner’s toilet.

“A coachwhip is a fast, intelligent snake,” said company owner Bryan Hughes. “It eats rattlesnakes, it climbs trees, it climbs houses, it does what it wants.”

Although the snake is no longer hissing in Lespron’s loo, the encounter left her traumatized. Now, she flushes the toilet multiple times before sitting down and won’t step foot in the bathroom without the lights on.

“I always leave my toilet lid closed and my father puts screens on the top of any openings on my roof so snakes and other animals can’t worm their way through,” she revealed.

Many of Lespron’s followers on social media seemed more captivated by the snake’s appearance rather than the frightening incident.

“That is an incredibly beautiful snake,” commented one person. “I’ve never heard of it, but wow it’s so exotic looking.”

“That was a great capture of the hiss,” admired another.