A shocked homeowner found a python poking its head out of the toilet.

Wanit Changsawang, 30, noticed a brown thing on the bottom of the toilet of his home in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, on March 3.

The resident thought it was only dirt but when it moved here realised it was a snake and frantically flushed it down with a bucket of water.

He thought it had already left his home but when he used the toilet again the next morning on February 28, the snake showed up again.

Wanit said: 'The snake had been hiding in my toilet for three days before I found it. Every time I lifted the lid, it just looked back up at me.'

The house owner then flushed the reptile down, this time with more water, until it was gone. He said he will call the animal rescuers the next time it shows up.

Wanit said: 'Fortunately the snake did not hurt anybody and it wasn't injured. The next time I see it again, I will call the animal rescuers for help.'