A Scots man says he was left 'shaken' after coming home to find a snake while sitting on the toilet pan.
Terry Fairley, from Broxburn in West Lothian, returned from the pub during the early hours of Saturday morning, April 15, and sat down on the toilet but soon leapt from his seat when he spotted the snake.
Terry says he saw the reptile slithering along the hall floor and immediately decided to dial 999 for advice, reports Edinburgh Live.
While he was on the phone he walked upstairs to his neighbour, who he knew owned a snake, to find out if it belonged to them.
However, nobody answered but Terry was saved by another fellow neighbour who didn't seem fazed by the snake in front of him, and took it away until the morning before calling the SSPCA.
Terry said: "So I was out at pub for couple hours and got back in around about 1.15am as I live in Broxburn I was just at pub up the road. I came in and went to toilet but while I was sitting down I saw long thing on floor in the hall opposite the toilet.
"I jumped up off the toilet and let out a scream. I knew neighbour upstairs had or still has snakes.
"I was put through to Police Scotland as they said to go to the neighbour in case snake was his. I didn't get any answer but the other neighbour and his partner came down and they put a towel over the snake as well as the glass jar it was in so it didn't get distressed.
"The two lads took it away upstairs with them as they were not as scared as me so it was removed safely by the couple until the SSPCA can come safely today and take it away."
Terry believes that he has been targeted and that someone is trying to scare him. He says the whole episode has left him debating on whether he wants to continue living in the area.
Terry added: "I know for a fact some one has put that through my letterbox as there's no way a snake could have got into this flat. All the other doors were closed and only other access to hall was through my front door.
"It's a good job I got here when I did as I have two dogs and one puppy in training and the snake was steps away from stairgate to the living room where the dogs are kept whilst the wee one is in training and my oldest dog was barking a lot but the snake was removed safely.
"I still feel shaken up by this. I don't think I want to live here any more it has really got to me and something I won't forget for a long long time."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.40am on Saturday, 15 April, we received a report of a snake in a property in the Holmes Road area of Broxburn.
“Suitable advice was given and officers were not required to attend.”
The SSPCA were approached for comment.
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