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Published 17:28 IST, August 20th 2020

Snake found in a toilet bowl by a resident in Texas; Watch scary viral video

A viral snake video is doing the round on the internet where a snake was found in the toilet bowl in Texas. Read on to know more details about the same.

Reported by: Anushka Pathania
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Recently a netizen took to his Twitter account and shot a video in which a snake is emerging from his toilet. The video has gone viral on social media and Twitterati have been left horrified by the content of it. The video, which was was uploaded by Payton Malone, a CBS Meteorologist in New Orleans, has been viewed over 2.3 million times.

Payton uploaded the video on Twitter and shared that he always had a fear of a snake emerging from his toilet. He further revealed that his friend in west Texas found a snake in his toilet. Payton also wrote that after seeing the video he does not feel that his fear is irrational.

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The video shows a serpent slithering out from the toilet bowl and it can be seen flickering its tongue. The video has also captured a person trying to manoeuvre the movement of the snake with a golf club. Mr Malone captioned the video, “I always thought this was an irrational fear of mine...apparently not. Friend out in west Texas found this". Check out the video below.

Snake in toilet bowl

The video was shared on Monday, and since then it has been tweeted several times and the video has received over 10 thousand comments. Several people commented that they too have witnessed or know of someone who found a snake in their toilet bowl. Several other netizens commented that to have such fear in West Texas is common. Check out some of the tweets below.

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Several netizens commented that after watching the video, they too are horrified and have developed the same fear now. Several other netizens commented that it happens frequently in the South of USA. Many people commented saying that the person should have made a longer video as they wanted to see what happened later. Check out some of the tweets below.

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Another netizen commented that the particular snake species was not poisonous. However, a netizen responded to that and revealed that it might be non-poisonous, it still hurts if the snake bites. Check out the tweets below.

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Payton Malone tweeted again and updated his followers that the snake was fine and was released. He further added that the snake was released in the backyard. Check out the tweet below.

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Image credits: Screengrab from Payton Malone Twitter's video

17:28 IST, August 20th 2020