In a harrowing and surreal incident that has shocked Thailand and captured international attention, a man in Nonthaburi province narrowly escaped a potentially dangerous encounter with a 12-foot python that was lurking in his home toilet.

Apparently, the man who was sitting in his bathroom felt a sharp pain after he took a seat. When he went to reach out, he realized it was actually a snake that had embedded its fangs into his private parts.

“I felt something biting my balls. It was very painful, so I put my hands in the toilet to see what was wrong. I was shocked that I grabbed a snake.” He shared.

In a desperate bid to free himself from the snake that was looking for an easier way to get out of the toilet, he grabbed a toilet brush and started beating it, trying to free himself from the snake bond. That is when the snake was prompted to release its fangs.

He shared a series of photos that showed his bloody bathroom and the serpent that was lying on the ground floor of his bathroom.

He was, however, rushed to the hospital to get a tetanus vaccine and confirmed that he was recuperating well and appreciating that it wasn’t a venomous snake, as would have been one he would have been dropped.