Even if you’re not afraid of snakes, you probably wouldn’t like finding one in your toilet. Yet that’s exactly what happened a few days ago in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The video above, which was released earlier this week, shows rescuers pulling a snake out of the toilet into which it had slithered.

Although rare, the phenomenon of snakes wriggling into toilets is well documented. Snakes have popped up in toilets around the world, including in Australia, South Africa, and the United States. According to Shaffer, they probably get in by climbing into the toilet bowl, rather than crawling through the piping. (Video: “If You're Scared of Snakes, Don't Watch This”)

This isn’t even the first time a toilet