Couple Finds Snake In Florida Hotel Room, Staff Asks Them To 'Sleep With The Reptile'

A couple from Florida was terrified after finding a snake in their hotel room over the weekend.

Speaking to NBC-affiliated television station WTHR, Darcia Paschal said she and her fiancée were in Orlando to celebrate her birthday over the weekend when they woke up to find the reptile in their room at the Sheraton Vistana Resort.

"We saw a snake by the hotel door. I was able to get out and my fiancée was in there trying to deal with the snake,” Paschal said.

Her fiancée clicked a photo of the reptile on her cell phone before the snake got away. The couple then rushed to the front desk of the hotel but were left disappointed with the response of the staff.

"They did not take it seriously. It took 10 minutes of laughter of them telling me to go back in the room to sleep with the snake," Paschal said.

The staff then informed them that the reptile looked like a garden snake which was not harmful.

"It didn't matter to me because I am scared of snakes. I don't care if it was a red snake, I am going to run regardless,” Paschal said, adding that they were then moved to another room.

Meanwhile, it was believed that the reptile was in the room the entire night.

"Didn't know. I did not see it until it was time for us to leave to go meet with my sister. I was terrified,” Paschal said.