I can't see any way for it to have gotten in. It was trying to get out, which it couldn't. There was nothing beside the tub that it could have climb on, I just can't figure out how it got in. Is it possible for it to get into the septic tank somehow, and come through the drain? Is there anything I can do to prevent something else coming in?
2007-08-12 22:52:42 · 8 answers · asked by Bebe 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Well, when you think of the reason why toilets have lids, originally was to keep critters from entering your house. It is possible for the pipes to be used by undesired animals. All sewer pipes have clean outs, that stick up out of the ground, and have caps on them. These pipes get hit by lawnmowers, and sometimes people forget to replace the caps, thus leaving an open pipe that anything could crawl into. My son had an open pipe in his back yard, and a squirrel crawled in, got stuck and died, and swelled up and blocked off the sewer. We had to dig up the main, when bits of fur and flesh were coming out on the sewer machine, and replace a section of the pipe. Hear in Houston, someones pet boa constrictor evidently used the sewer system to escape his apartment, by crawling into the toilet, and traveling several blocks, to come out of another toilet in a different house. Roaches and rats live in these darkened pipes, and use them to travel around from place to place. So, yes it is very feasible that the snake got into an open pipe somewhere, and exited in your tub. There should be a p-trap in the ground , that holds water, to prevent sewer gas from entering your home, but this would not be a major barrier for a snake to travel through, if it was trying to find a way out. Good luck!
2007-08-13 01:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We have always had a septic also, I would think if you had a break somewhere in the line, they could get in. Close your drain after using.
I'm not sure if it is the Philippines (some southern Island) that has the brown snake. It gets into homes and bathrooms in a major way.
YIKES AND YIKES AGAIN. I am not totally terrified of snakes but do not want them inside. Recently my granddaughters left a door to the outside, slightly ajar and we got two little ones in.
Your situation may really only be a one time thing.
2007-08-12 23:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have encountered a ring necked snake. There are a few different ones that live in California. Release the snake in the nearest and quietest wooded area you can find that is fairly close to water. Keeping a wild caught snake is not good for any snake because many of them die.
2016-05-21 04:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by susie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The snake would had to have come from the Drain. No way can a snake get in the water pipes. If it did, That means you would have a nice big leak since water pressure is 60 lbs. per sq inch.
2007-08-15 13:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd rather doubt what one said about the city water supply, unless you had the water on and didn't see it coming through the faucet but, think about it?
The septic tank is also kind of out of place but, not impossible only improbable.
I would guess someones playing a joke on you or it came in under a window pane, a crack in the door, somehow, maybe not on it's own.
2007-08-12 23:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
snakes do penetrate through the window pan or door beneath.
drain !!! not a favourable palce for snake
2007-08-12 23:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by david j 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it has been known to happen. There is probably a break in the water line somewhere in the city or near your neighborhood.
Call your city's Water Department and report it. They will probably check out the pipe lines.
By the way, any city work being done near your house???
2007-08-12 23:02:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
had to be the drain.
2007-08-12 23:00:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋