Snake Found In Toilet By Man While Brushing Teeth

A man was left baffled when he noticed a cobra in the toilet while he was brushing his teeth. In the incident took place in Bangalore, the capital city of the Indian state of Karnataka, on Sunday.

Pramod Kumar entered the bathroom early Sunday when he noticed the snake at the bottom of the bowl. He immediately contacted the wildlife volunteers, who rushed to the home and pulled out the reptile. A video of the incident showed a volunteer fishing out the snake from the toilet using his bare hand. It took them 30 minutes to pull out the snake after which they put it in a bag and released in a nearby forest.

On the same day in another part of the city, a cobra was found in the hood of a car parked in a parking lot. A wildlife volunteer reached the scene and pulled out the reptile before leaving it at an animal shelter.

Speaking to local daily the Times of India, a wildlife volunteer said the snakes were hiding in homes due to prolonged summer.

"We get several calls daily. Vehicle parking areas, gas cylinder bases, shoe racks, toilets, junk storage space, compound corners and lawns are some places where snakes are taking refuge," Rajesh, a volunteer, said. "Apart from the heat, dirty surroundings attract snakes as they hope to find and eat rodents there," he said, adding that people should deal with the reptile carefully and seek expert help.

"Every week, we get about five cases of people bitten by snakes when they try to catch them,” he said.

Speaking to local daily Bangalore Mirror, wildlife volunteers said they receive several calls about snakes roaming near garbage dumps in the city.

“Snakes are shy and come in contact with humans when they move around in search of prey. Garbage dumps are home to rat s which are common preys of snakes. Also, due to large tracts of land being converted into apartment complexes and tech parks, snakes move out in search of a new shelter resulting in human confrontation,” a volunteer had said.