Veronica Rodriguez got a shock in her Texas home earlier this month when she found a 12ft African python slithering around her bathroom
Veronica Rodriguez, 50, discovered the huge African python slithering across the bathroom floor earlier this month.
It is believed that the python got in through the back door to Ms Rodriguez's home, which she shares her teenage daughter Kelsie.
Exactly when this happened is unknown - although she admitted the door had been left open while she was doing chores throughout the day.
Ms Rodriguez was on the phone when she heard noises coming from the bathroom.
She told The Eagle: 'When I opened her bathroom door, there was a 12-foot python. I didn't know what I was going to do with a snake that large.'
She called 911 and the responding officer showed up with a paper bag. Ms Rodriguez said that she told him: 'You're going to need a bigger sack than that.'
Responding officer Tony Gonzales said: 'When I opened her bathroom door, there was a 12-foot python. I didn't know what I was going to do with a snake that large.'
Animal control was called into help with the officer showing up with a ten-gallon bucket - but the officers finally decided that the only way to contain the snake was in a trash can.
The snake, which appeared to be around five years old and in healthy condition, was initially taken to a rescue facility but it has since been returned to its owner.
Police have refused to release the owner's identity because he did nothing wrong, they say.
Source: The Eagle
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