Sometimes when you wake up in the morning, you're not fully alert yet. Groggy and half-asleep, it's easy to make silly mistakes—like putting on mismatched socks or wearing your clothes inside out, only to realize it after you've already left the house.
A Startling Discovery
One female netizen shared a shocking morning experience on the Facebook group "Wild Snake Encounters". From a distance, she noticed something odd: the air conditioner vent was stuffed with a rag. Curious, she approached to take a closer look, only to be terrified by what she saw.
She described the moment: "I leaned in to poke at the rag, and suddenly locked eyes with two tiny beady eyes staring back at me." Startled, she screamed and called her father for help immediately.
Not Just a Rag — A Live Snake!
Of course, a rag doesn't have eyes. It turned out to be a live little snake — a king ratsnake (Elaphe carinata), also known locally as the "Taiwan stink snake".
The original poster (OP) explained that after the scare, she contacted a professional snake catcher to safely remove the snake. However, she remains puzzled about how the snake managed to get inside the air conditioner vent in the first place.
How Did the Snake Get There?
The OP lives in rural Tainan on the second floor of a house. Outside the window, there is indeed a row of bushes about one story high. However, the window screen was intact with no holes, and the air conditioner pipe's opening was sealed with silicone. She said, "I just can't figure out how it climbed up to the air conditioner."
Community Reactions and Insights
Netizens were equally surprised and amused by the story:
"Good feng shui brings all creatures close! But would you faint if you went to grab the rag?"
"Instantly wide awake!"
"It really did look like a rag with those beady eyes — so funny!"
"You're going viral now!"
The OP recalled that a few months earlier, a small snake had appeared in the kitchen but was never caught, speculating it might be the same snake.
Some experienced snake enthusiasts chimed in, explaining that snakes can actually climb vertical walls:
"I once saw a snake climb up a two-story retaining wall in my backyard with my own eyes."
"My mom told me snakes can climb walls! Ever since she said that, I've been worried it might get up to the 8th floor."
Have You Ever Seen a Snake Climb a Wall?
One netizen who owns a pet snake shared:
"They're excellent climbers — this is my pet snake."
This unusual morning encounter reminds us how nature can surprise us in the most unexpected places — even inside an air conditioner vent!
