New Delhi: In a bizarre incident a Virginia man found a snake coiled up inside his toilet pot. The man shared the image of the snake on social media and now it is being circulated widely.

The generous man later reunited the snake with its owner.

In the post, James Hooper described his shock when he discovered the snake poking out its head from his toilet bowl.

He said he suspected that it swam up through the pipes.

In a broadcast interview James told that he first saw the tongue of the snake and he was like ‘wow, we’ve had snakes in the yard but not in the toilet.’

As per reports, Hooper and his friend tied a noose at the end of a fishing pole and used it to move the snake to a bucket outside.

Hooper and his roommate, Kenny Spruill, tied a noose at the end of a fishing pole and used it to move the snake to a bucket outside.

The Animal Control department of the city said that they first thought that it was a prank call by the roommates, but found a real snake.

Virginia Beach Animal Control said the officer summoned by the roommates thought the call was a prank, but arrived to find a real snake.

The snake which was a ball-python was reunited with the family of the owner after they saw the Facebook post.