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A Brief History of Toilet-Based Animal Attacks
By Forrest Wickman

A snake discovered in a toilet Snakes aren't the only animals known to
lurk in toilets.

Still from "Snake in the Toilet" on YouTube

In a city in Australia, two different several-foot-long pythons have
been found in two separate toilets in the space of a couple weeks,
according to CNN. In 2013, Slate’s Forrest Wickman compiled a history of
the myths—and realities—of toilet-based animal attacks. The article is
reprinted below.

A man’s penis was bitten by a snake hiding in a toilet on Friday.
According to an article in the Times of Israel, the man was sitting on
the john when he was bitten and then “ran from the room in horror.” The
man was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for “minor
injuries,” but tests found that the snake was not venomous. Have there
been other attacks like this before?
Forrest Wickman Forrest Wickman

Forrest Wickman is a Slate senior editor. He writes and edits for
Slate’s culture blog, Brow Beat.



More than you want to know. While there are multiple urban legends
surrounding toilet-based animal attacks, and they are rare, several
people have been known to have been bitten by animals while sitting down
on the toilet. And not just by snakes.

One of the most well-known bathroom assailants is the rat. A 1999
article in the Richmond Times Dispatch (available in the Nexis news
database) reported that a Petersburg, Va., woman was sitting down on the
toilet when a rat “jumped up out the commode” and bit her. The rat
“apparently had crawled through city sewer lines,” according to the
paper, and would not let go. While a local health official said “this is
the first I’ve heard of anybody being bitten by a rat while on the
toilet,” it’s not the only such incident. As reported by This Is Local
London, 55-year-old Maxine Killingback was sitting on the toilet when
she was bitten by a rat that was trying to get out. She described the
rat as “a big, black one, seven or eight inches long,” and said she
weighed down the toilet lid to stop other rats that were trying to get
out.

It’s not always clear how rats get into the toilets in the first place;
some may sneak into the house through other means and only later find
themselves stuck in the toilet. But, as several reports from
exterminators have attested, it’s not uncommon for rats to come up
through the pipes. According to a thorough examination of the subject
fromThe Straight Dope, it depends on the pipes: While rats cannot climb
up pipes that are very steep or vertical for more than a few feet—the
pipes are too slippery—pipes leading to ground floor or basement
bathrooms often run horizontal, downward, or at gradual angles, making
them easy for rats to crawl through, like a hamster throughhamster
tubes. Top-floor apartments may also be vulnerable to this method of
entry: One janitor who spoke to The Straight Dope said that every rat
he’s ever encountered in a toilet has been in a top-floor apartment,
leading him to deduce that they climb into the soil pipes via the roof
before sliding down into the toilet bowl.

Some have noticed rats coming up through the toilet on a regular basis,
and rats are common enough in the toilet bowls of one Seattle-area sewer
system that the local government has posted a four-step method for
dispatching the rodents:

- Stay Calm!
- Keep the lid down so that it is unable to jump out.
- Squirt some liquid dish soap in the toilet to help break the
surface tension of the water. The soap degreases the oils on the rat’s
fur so it can not stay afloat in the water.
- Flush the toilet! The rat will usually go back down the drain the
same way it came up. You may need to flush multiple times.

Snakes, too, have attacked from toilet bowls before. According to a 1993
article in Singapore newspaper The Straits Times, headlined “Former
National Athlete Bitten by Snake in Toilet,” a former shot-put champion
was bitten on the testicles by an 8-foot python while sitting down to
relieve himself. The bite was not poisonous, but the 43-year-old man was
taken to the hospital to receive stitches.

I could go on. In 2011, a woman whose toilet wouldn’t flush was
surprised when a black snake slithered out of it, revealing itself to be
the source of the clog. “I saw it, but I didn’t want to believe it,” she
said. “It kept coming out.”

Top Comment

A few years ago, a friend of mine found a live rat in her toilet. It
didn't even happen to me and I'm still traumatized from it. And yet, I
clicked on this article... More...

-Penny Century


Snakes and rats seem to be the most common attackers—at least as
reported in the media—but they’re not the only animals that have been
found lurking in the toilet bowl. Recent headlines have included
“Squirrel Rescued from Toilet by Goose” (the squirrel in question was
discovered by businessman Duncan Goose) and “There’s a Squirrel in My
Toilet,” from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Even CNN reported on one
such hairy encounter.

There’s also a long series of rumors about a species of “toilet spider”
that likes to lurk beneath toilet seats—the rumors even made the New
York Times, and there’s an apparently doctored video on YouTube with
more than 5 million views. But there is no such thing as the “butt
spider” or arachnius gluteus. That’s one creature, at least, that no one
has to worry about.

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A Brief History of Toilet-Based Animal Attacks
By Forrest Wickman

A snake discovered in a toilet Snakes aren't the only animals known to
lurk in toilets.

Still from "Snake in the Toilet" on YouTube

In a city in Australia, two different several-foot-long pythons have
been found in two separate toilets in the space of a couple weeks,
according to CNN. In 2013, Slate's Forrest Wickman compiled a history of
the myths--and realities--of toilet-based animal attacks. The article is
reprinted below.

A man's penis was bitten by a snake hiding in a toilet on Friday.
According to an article in the Times of Israel, the man was sitting on
the john when he was bitten and then "ran from the room in horror." The
man was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for "minor
injuries," but tests found that the snake was not venomous. Have there
been other attacks like this before?
Forrest Wickman Forrest Wickman

Forrest Wickman is a Slate senior editor. He writes and edits for
Slate's culture blog, Brow Beat.



More than you want to know. While there are multiple urban legends
surrounding toilet-based animal attacks, and they are rare, several
people have been known to have been bitten by animals while sitting down
on the toilet. And not just by snakes.

One of the most well-known bathroom assailants is the rat. A 1999
article in the Richmond Times Dispatch (available in the Nexis news
database) reported that a Petersburg, Va., woman was sitting down on the
toilet when a rat "jumped up out the commode" and bit her. The rat
"apparently had crawled through city sewer lines," according to the
paper, and would not let go. While a local health official said "this is
the first I've heard of anybody being bitten by a rat while on the
toilet," it's not the only such incident. As reported by This Is Local
London, 55-year-old Maxine Killingback was sitting on the toilet when
she was bitten by a rat that was trying to get out. She described the
rat as "a big, black one, seven or eight inches long," and said she
weighed down the toilet lid to stop other rats that were trying to get
out.

It's not always clear how rats get into the toilets in the first place;
some may sneak into the house through other means and only later find
themselves stuck in the toilet. But, as several reports from
exterminators have attested, it's not uncommon for rats to come up
through the pipes. According to a thorough examination of the subject
fromThe Straight Dope, it depends on the pipes: While rats cannot climb
up pipes that are very steep or vertical for more than a few feet--the
pipes are too slippery--pipes leading to ground floor or basement
bathrooms often run horizontal, downward, or at gradual angles, making
them easy for rats to crawl through, like a hamster throughhamster
tubes. Top-floor apartments may also be vulnerable to this method of
entry: One janitor who spoke to The Straight Dope said that every rat
he's ever encountered in a toilet has been in a top-floor apartment,
leading him to deduce that they climb into the soil pipes via the roof
before sliding down into the toilet bowl.

Some have noticed rats coming up through the toilet on a regular basis,
and rats are common enough in the toilet bowls of one Seattle-area sewer
system that the local government has posted a four-step method for
dispatching the rodents:

- Stay Calm!
- Keep the lid down so that it is unable to jump out.
- Squirt some liquid dish soap in the toilet to help break the
surface tension of the water. The soap degreases the oils on the rat's
fur so it can not stay afloat in the water.
- Flush the toilet! The rat will usually go back down the drain the
same way it came up. You may need to flush multiple times.

Snakes, too, have attacked from toilet bowls before. According to a 1993
article in Singapore newspaper The Straits Times, headlined "Former
National Athlete Bitten by Snake in Toilet," a former shot-put champion
was bitten on the testicles by an 8-foot python while sitting down to
relieve himself. The bite was not poisonous, but the 43-year-old man was
taken to the hospital to receive stitches.

I could go on. In 2011, a woman whose toilet wouldn't flush was
surprised when a black snake slithered out of it, revealing itself to be
the source of the clog. "I saw it, but I didn't want to believe it," she
said. "It kept coming out."

Top Comment

A few years ago, a friend of mine found a live rat in her toilet. It
didn't even happen to me and I'm still traumatized from it. And yet, I
clicked on this article... More...

-Penny Century


Snakes and rats seem to be the most common attackers--at least as
reported in the media--but they're not the only animals that have been
found lurking in the toilet bowl. Recent headlines have included
"Squirrel Rescued from Toilet by Goose" (the squirrel in question was
discovered by businessman Duncan Goose) and "There's a Squirrel in My
Toilet," from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Even CNN reported on one
such hairy encounter.

There's also a long series of rumors about a species of "toilet spider"
that likes to lurk beneath toilet seats--the rumors even made the New
York Times, and there's an apparently doctored video on YouTube with
more than 5 million views. But there is no such thing as the "butt
spider" or arachnius gluteus. That's one creature, at least, that no one
has to worry about.

There are some things you really must worry about coming out of your toilet. o_O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkOOh9UQ_1I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ihdo8_KRM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJGSHQw-YU

[8~{} Uncle Toilet Monster