Snake coming out of bathtub drain?

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I was taking a shower about 30 minutes ago, when I noticed something very dark and small on the bathtub floor by my foot. I thought it might be a clump of my wife's very dark hair, and moved my foot, thinking it was stuck under my heel. It disappeared, but something didn't feel right.
About a minute later I saw it come back up, and of course I jumped out of the shower as fast as I could.
I wear glasses, so I couldn't see it clearly. However, After I had jumped out, it extended itself up what was probably a full foot, and I could see the tongue flick out for a moment. It went back down when I moved back from the tub.
It had to be a reasonably thin snake, since the drain has some metal that divides it into four smaller holes, but it was impressively long for something that thin.

How did this thing get in there? How do I deal with it?
I've covered both shower drains with clear containers with weighted objects on top, so if it comes up it can't get into the house.
I live in a mobile home, so that might make a difference with the sewer lines.

Mark T · Accepted Answer

It is not that unusual really.
Any snake that gets into the sewer syatem can come  up you drains. There is nothing to stop them.
So it could come up any of your drains, could even skow up in you toilet next , since it a low drain and next to your shower.
Some times even big snakes crawl out people toilets.

Dollar Bill · Answer

Don't tell your wife that you thought a snake looked like her hair.  If it can come up a shower drain it can come up any drain without a stopper or the toilet.  I'm not a snake expert but the snake may not be able to turn around in the drain pipe so I would try to let it up the shower drain and then catch it or kill it.  I think that the only good snake is a dead snake but that's just me.

Joseph the Second · Answer

-Oh god ! Snakes in a Drain !! What could They POSSIBLY Think of- Next ??!  :o  What I'D do- is dump a couple of tea-kettles full of Boiling Water down that Drain- & see what "happens"- Next !  I bet THAT'LL keep 'em out of Your Bathtub !!  :)

KY-Clay · Answer

No way can a snake get into your drain system unless it is broken. Somewhere there is a break in the drain system allowing the snake access. Get under your mobile home and repair the break in the system.

marta · Answer

Just watch out for fish that might come up the larger drains.
Watch out especially for leaping pyrhanna fish.

Anonymous · Answer

Oooookay......, that answers my question if I should ever consider living in a mobile "home". Sorry no offense.

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