When you use the bathroom, do you check behind the shower curtain for serial killers? Or look for something supernatural appearing in the mirror over the sink? Here’s one more thing to worry about. Unlike the fears from horror movie scenarios, this one can happen in real life. All over the world, people have had the terrifying experience of sitting on the toilet as a creature crawls up the pipes and attacks their behinds. Depending on the area, this varied from pythons to spiders. Here are some animals you should look for before you sit.
Meanwhile, the sewers are the home of many rats, who are known to survive difficult situations and be able to swim for three days at a time. They are constantly on the search for food. So they could be attracted to smells from leftovers spilling down the kitchen sink and taking a wrong turn into the commode. They could also be trying to seek shelter from the cold. Keep in mind, these incidents are pretty uncommon but not unheard of. According to Eddie Marco, owner of Brooklyn Pest Control, “It happens all the time, especially if you live in the basement or a first-floor apartment. The pipe is empty, the rat crawls through the pipe and up over the hump and into the porcelain. And he can’t get back out.” Take a look at the video below to see how easily these critters can wriggle their way up your toilet!Squirrels, on the other hand, start not in the sewers but in the roof. They can crawl into the stack vent, climb down the pipe, and get into the toilet’s passageway. Then, they won’t want to go back down the dark pipe because they’d rather stay in a lit area [2]. In 2010, a woman in Edmond, Oklahoma, found a squirrel splashing in the toilet bowl. She called in help and it took two authorities to capture the rodent and bring it to a local park.
