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A snake slithered into a bathroom skylight and we're never showering again

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Brian Koerber
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Imagine looking up while sitting on the toilet to see a snake slithering around in your skylight.

Snake catcher Luke Huntley from Snake Catcher Noosa was called out to a home in Noosaville, Australia to remove a pesky snake that made its way into the skylight of a home's bathroom.

After a little bit of struggling, the catcher was able to free the snake, a carpet python. Turns out the snake was just trying to do a little bit of sunbathing.

"Lucky for me this little guy was in an awesome mood and was very accomodating[sic] by letting me gently coax him out by tickling his belly. What a fun catch," the snake catcher wrote on Facebook.

Fun. Sure.

According to the Brisbane Times, the resident went to take a shower when they discovered the snake hiding out in the skylight.

Huntley says he relocated the snake nearby, per local law.

Topics Animals

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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