A snake took refuge in a washing machine at the residence of a senior official in eastern India yesterday (April 10). <br /><br />Snake Helpline was called for help and its founder Subhendu Mallik reached the spot in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha to rescue the snake. <br /><br />Although Subhendu failed to spot the snake initially, the family claimed that the snake was inside. <br /><br />Then he started dismantling the the washing machine and spotted the snake, a 6-foot-long non-venomous rat snake.<br /><br />Subhendu carefully removed the snake out of the washing machine and later released it in its natural habitat elsewhere.