Snake Slithers Up Virginia Beach Toilet. Nah

by | Jul 24, 2018 | WTF?!

Virginia has experienced some ecological anomalies this summer: giant terror plants, an increase in snake reports, great white sharks off the coast, but now it has all come full circle with a report out of Virginia Beach this past week. According to Wavy TV 10, James Hopper had a rude awakening Thursday, when he strolled into the bathroom for his normal ablutions and discovered a snake swimming in the toilet bowl. He told Wavy TV 10 he thought it was a prank at first, until the scary serpent started flicking its forked tongue.

The story does not end there, however. After fishing the snake out of the toilet with his roommate, Hopper called animal control, who reported that this particular snake had been missing for weeks. Heartwarmingly, animal control was able to reunite this slithering nightmare with its owner on Friday. The snake has been identified as a ball python, estimated to be about three feet long.

Hopper shared some photos of his ordeal on Facebook, which can be found below:

Why Jesus? Why?

Caught. Why Jesus?

Photos from James Hopper FB

RVA Staff

RVA Staff

Since 2005, the dedicated team at RVA Magazine, known as RVA Staff, has been delivering the cultural news that matters in Richmond, VA. This talented group of professionals is committed to keeping you informed about the events and happenings in the city.




more in community

Infinite Expansions: A Conversation with Lonnie Liston Smith

Exclusive Q&A with Lonnie Liston Smith below. Today was a good day. This very magazine’s Landon Shroder invited me to interview one of Richmond’s real living legends, jazz impresario Lonnie Liston Smith. On September 13, they will be screening selections from the...

What Happened Before the Video?

There are two sides to every story, but a lot of the time, the first narrative is the one that sticks. Case in point: last week, an altercation broke out during one of the weekly neighborhood rides organized by the Broad Street Bullies. The ride has happened every...

What the Hell is VITCO? We Went to Find Out.

Editor’s Note: This story was produced in partnership with Virginia Transit Company (VITCO). There are few large-ish pieces of real estate in the city proper that have been more screaming for development than the fallow field bordered by Clay Street and Hermitage...

Can Ellwood Thompson’s Survive Its Owners?

What is Ellwood Thompson’s now? That feels like a fair question most people should be asking right now after this week’s news that the company that owns one of Richmond’s most recognizable stores is being taken over by another company whose primary business is data...

I Went to the Data Center Town Hall at Studio Two Three

On Monday night, close to 300 to people packed into Studio Two Three in Richmond for a town hall about data centers, moderated by Gray Montrose and co-hosted by Henrico Civic Action and Data Center Defiance.  I went to get a better sense of where Richmonders are from...

Be Kind, Rewind! Welcome to Monster Video

On a hot day in June, while visiting The Veiled Mirror and talking with them about collecting old books and DVDs, I was told that next door would be opening as a VHS video store soon. All throughout July, several of my friends who knew of my movie library habit...

Skip the Chains! A VCU Student Guide to Cheap-ish Local Eats

It’s that time of year when the U-Hauls come rolling in, parents are circling the block looking for parking, and thousands of new VCU students are about to move in and get their first real taste of Richmond. There are about 4,500 new students and 1,500 transfer...