A bizarre story surfaced in San Diego, in which a woman found a five-and-a-half-foot Colombian rainbow boa staring at her from inside a toilet at work.
Stephanie Lacsa was enjoying an ordinary day at work when duty called. The co-founder of her PR firm then observed something from nightmares.
"I went to use the bathroom yesterday, and I noticed that the water levels were higher than they usually are," Lacsa told reporters.
Like any good steward, Lacsa used a plunger on the toilet to unclog the toilet. What came next is terrifying: She saw a tongue flickering from the bottom of the bowl.
"I thought, 'No way this is possible. My eyes are deceiving me,'" Lasca said.
After seeing the head of the snake, Lasca screamed for her business partner to call for help. Within a few minutes, San Diego Animal Control arrived at the scene to remove the boa. The snake is now being taken cared for in an animal care facility. Officials said they believe the snake is someone's pet and must have gone from one toilet to another.
Lasca, who had a terrible fear of snakes prior to the incident and has yet to visit the bathroom since, said,"It's the most bizarre, frightening thing I can think of."
Not to diminish the terrifying ordeal that Lasca went through, but it could be worse.