Though it's an old story please be sure to read the end of it...

[WillParkinson]

Brush your teeth at your peril: snake slithers out of bathroom drain

Wiping down his bathroom sink Tuesday morning, Benjamin Schorer claims that all of a sudden, a metre-long snake slithered out of the overflow drain and stretched out on his vanity.

“I was in shock: ‘Is this for real!?’” said the resident of 100 Wellesley St. E, a downtown high-rise with more than 20 storeys.

“I’m extremely phobic. I haven’t gotten nearly any sleep in two days.”

The 25-year-old I.T. student at George Brown, who has dabbled in acting, worried no one would believe him, so he filmed a quick video on his iPhone. Then he ran downstairs, still in his pyjamas, to alert his apartment building’s office.

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The situation at 100 Wellesley St. won’t come to that. Some tenants are even thinking about the snake’s well-being.

“I’m mostly just worried about the snake,” said resident Carolyn Bentley. “It’s probably hungry or stuck somewhere.”

So why didn’t Schorer just whack the thing?

“I’m a PETA backer,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how much it scares me — I would never hurt an animal.”

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/885614--creeped-out-tenants-on-lookout-for-missing-snake

[RebelOne]

1. I cannot understand the fear of non-venomous snakes.

I owned 2 boa constrictors for years and had to get rid of them when they reached 7 feet. And that snake could be anywhere. They will hide where ever there is heat.

[WillParkinson]

2. Well...

Some people just don't know the difference and slimy things freak them out. Never mind that snakes are hardly slimy and they're seldom dangerous if you deal with them in the right way.