A 5-foot-long python slithered into an apartment bathroom in southern New Hampshire this week, according to police. On July 28, police officers were called to 83 East Broadway in Derry to help capture the found snake, the department said in a Facebook post. "The snake was docile and clearly a pet," Derry Police Captain Vern Thomas said in an email.

Police in Derry, N.H., responded to a call about a 5-ft. python that was found in the bathroom of an apartment in the area. The authorities shared a post on Facebook to alert the public after apprehending the unwelcome houseguest and later informed their followers that the owner was found.

A person in New Hampshire called police Monday to alert them they’d found a large python slithering around in their apartment bathroom. How the snake got there was a mystery. Upon arrival, Derry police discovered a 5-foot long python posted up on the toilet and the side of the bathtub.