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Finding one in the toilet is the worst way to discover 24 rattlesnakes in your house

One crawled up the toilet and that wasn’t even the worst part. 
Finding one in the toilet is the worst way to discover 24 rattlesnakes in your house
Finding one in the toilet is the worst way to discover 24 rattlesnakes in your house

I had a mouse in my apartment last winter and that wasn’t fun, but I realized after reading the story of a Texas family who found 24 rattlesnakes in their home that I couldn’t really complain. 

Discovering you’ve been living with two dozen predators that can kill you in a split second is bad enough but to make matters worse, 14-year-old Isac McFadden made the find while trying to use the bathroom.

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Luckily (or maybe not?), the McFaddens live in a part of the state where there are entire businesses dedicated to eradicating venomous snakes from peoples’ homes. They called Big Country Snake Removal and the professional snake catcher discovered a total of 24 western diamondback rattlesnakes.

I hope they burned their house to the ground and moved to a place too cold for snakes to survive. 

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).