4 signs that snake might be in your room or house – Snake expert drops important information

Wildlife conservationist and veterinarian, Dr Mark Ofua, has said that one could live with a snake for years without even knowing it.

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The snake expert, who founded the Saint Mark’s Animal Hospital, Lagos, made this statement in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng.

Dr Mark, who has seven snakes in his house, maintained that it is very possible for a snake to be in one’s house for years undetected.

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He said one of the ways to know if a snake is in your house is by sighting strange poop around the house.

“So, you could live with a snake for years and not know. I have said it so many times, I have snakes in my house.

“Now, if you have a rogue snake living wild in your house, the one way you might know is when you see a strange poop, like the poop of the snake.”

Another way to tell if a snake is in your house is when you hear the rustling and sounds in your storage room or cupboard.

“Or if the snake is moving among items, utensils or something, maybe in your store room or your cupboard, and you hear the sounds, you hear the rustlings, and then you investigate. That’s another way you can find out.” 

The snake expert highlighted other possible ways to detect the presence of a snake in your house.

“Or if the snake has caught maybe a rat or a frog, and then the animal is squealing, you know, trying to get free. There is this particular sound that they make. When you hear that, and then you investigate. Those are the ways you can know that there is a snake in that house. 

“These guys (snakes) are silent, they time your movement, they know when you are out of the house, when to move, they know when you are around, when to move, and they can live with you for years, you won’t know.

“Or you hear them in the ceiling trying to catch a rat or something, that’s when you will know that there’s a snake in that house. If not, you will live with the snake for years, and you won’t know.”