And the Snake Saga Begins!
On a seemingly ordinary Tuesday morning in Abilene, Texas, a young boy named Jake woke up and headed to the bathroom, only to be greeted by a sight that would send chills down anyone’s spine. As he peered into the toilet, he spotted a snake—yes, an actual live snake. Naturally, Jake did what any rational child would do in such a situation: he called for his mom.
For parents, this often signals the need for a Hazmat suit, a bottle of bleach, and a strong cup of coffee, but for Jake’s mother, Sarah, it required something far more daunting: a shovel. “A shovel?” you might exclaim in disbelief. Yes, but it’s even more horrifying than it seems.
As reported by local news outlets, Jake quickly summoned his mother, who must have felt her heart race as she anticipated the crisis ahead. Upon seeing the serpent emerging from the toilet, Sarah’s initial reaction likely involved a moment of panic before she regained her composure. In a moment of desperation, she instructed one of her other children to fetch a shovel—because, apparently, it was time to confront the uninvited guest.
In a chat with a local news station, Sarah expressed her bewilderment: “I was just like, what do you do with this? What do you do with this? I don’t know!” And honestly, who could blame her? Parenthood is filled with unexpected challenges, from convincing a toddler that licking public surfaces is a bad idea to figuring out how to explain what’s happening when kids ask about the mailman’s anatomy. But “What to do when a snake decides to take a dip in the toilet?” is a completely new dilemma.
Thanks to Sarah’s bravery, the snake was eventually dispatched with the shovel. However, the saga didn’t end there. Sarah’s husband, Mike, contacted a professional snake removal service. They discovered not one but 23 additional snakes hiding in the McKenzie household. To be precise, there were a total of “24 Western diamondback rattlesnakes: 13 in the cellar, five adults and five babies under the house, and that one rogue snake in the toilet, which got in through a drainage pipe.”
In a rather chilling post on their Facebook page, the snake removal company shared a little bedtime lesson for kids: “How is this possible? It’s quite simple; rattlesnakes are elusive creatures that thrive on their camouflage. Just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean they aren’t lurking nearby.” Great, right? But one has to wonder why one of these stealthy snakes decided to break the rules and venture into the toilet bowl.
Perhaps it was a misguided rebel named Bob who decided to disregard the snake community’s unwritten laws: “Look, kids, Bob didn’t want to conform. He thought he could explore the ‘great beyond’ of the bathroom. Now he’s meeting his end with a shovel. Remember, stay hidden!”
The McKenzie children learned a valuable lesson from this experience: “If you spot a snake, always alert an adult.” As for my own little ones, they’re now memorizing the contact information for our local real estate agent.
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In summary, the unexpected discovery of a snake in a toilet can lead to a series of events that no parent could ever anticipate. The McKenzie family certainly learned that lesson the hard way, and now they’re left with a story that will likely haunt their bathrooms for years to come.