Snake in the Toilet

What would you do if you raised your toilet lid and saw a big snake in your toilet bowl?

Two weeks ago, a 40 year old man in a second floor apartment in Sasa, Nagasaki prefecture opened his toilet lid and found a large snake. He quickly closed the lid again. A specialist from the local Environmental Hygiene Control Office came and removed the snake from the man's toilet.  It was a rainbow boa, a non-venomous South American snake that weighed 1.9 kilograms (4.18 pounds).

Officials at the police station were also notified, who thought it may have been a pet that escaped through the plumbing system.  This type of snake is sold in pet stores and no licensing is required to own these snakes in Japan. A few days later, the owner came forward, a man who lived in the apartment below where the snake was found. The snake escaped while the owner was cleaning the cage.  Evidently, the snake managed to enter the plumbing and climb up to the second floor apartment. Luckily, the snake is not dangerous and other than the finder getting a big shock, no one was harmed. 

I'm not especially afraid of snakes, but still, I don't want to find one in my toilet. This story will make me look before I sit down!