Pets
Colorful Snake Found In East Hartford Resident's Bathroom: ACO
The East Hartford Animal Control Department is looking for the snake's owner, implying it was a pet that got away.
EAST HARTFORD, CT — Finding a disgusting house centipede in your bathroom in the morning is bad enough.
But East Hartford resident found another creature in the bathroom that tends to give homeowners the sweats ... a snake.
According to East Hartford Animal Control, a resident on Middle Drive in town visited their bathroom in their home and found a brightly-colored orange and white snake inside.
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Local animal control officials posted an image of the reptile, which doesn't appear to be too big, inside of a plastic container.
While town animal control officials didn't officially say what species, circumstantial evidence online shows the snake looks exactly the same as an "albino milk snake," which is a product of captive breeding and not a native species.
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It is also non-venomous.
Animal control officials indicated this wasn't a wild snake, but rather a missing pet.
"This little guy made his way into a resident's bathroom in the Middle Drive area," wrote animal control.
Anyone who is missing this "friendly snake" is asked to call 860-291-7572 and leave a message.
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