ABILENE, TEXAS — After being rattled by a slithery surprise on Tuesday, a family in Abilene, Texas quickly realized their unwanted houseguest had brought friends. Lots of friends. <br /> <br />KVUE reports that young Isaac McFadden had gone to the bathroom that morning and found a big clump in the toilet bowl. It was a rattlesnake — fully grown and very much alive. <br /> <br />The boy’s mother sent her other son to fetch a shovel and promptly killed the snake with it as it slithered out of the toilet. <br /> <br />They then called Nathan Hawkins from Big Country Snake Removal, who deduced that the serpent had gotten in through a relief pipe. <br /> <br />It wasn’t alone, either. Hawkins checked the storm cellar and found 13 adult snakes inside. He then crawled under the house and discovered 10 more — five adults and five babies, all of them western diamondback rattlesnakes. <br /> <br />Fortunately, all 24 snakes were found and caught. The relief pipe has also been sealed, which hopefully means no more venomous surprises during toilet time.
