Be careful where you sit

A man in Austria woke up at about 6 and, naturally, visited his toilet. After sitting down he “felt a ‘nip’ in the genital area.” He looked in the toilet and, lo and behold, saw a 5-foot python.

The reptile, which apparently escaped from a neighbor’s apartment and may have slithered through the drains, was cleaned and handed back to its owner. The man's next door neighbor has 11 non-venomous constrictor snakes and a gecko in his apartment, in terrariums and drawers. The snake apparently had escaped unnoticed from the neighbor's apartment. 

A reptile expert was called to retrieve the snake, which was returned to his owner. The victim sustained only minor injuries, police said.