A massive python was found stretched out in a family’s toilet in Thailand.

Sunanta Wansa, 58, had gone to use their restroom but was terrified to see a huge python hissing at her upon opening the door in Pathum Thani province on March 10.

Fearing for her safety, Sunanta contacted the local rescue team for help. Animal control officers arrived at the scene with snake-catching equipment.

They pushed open the door and found the reptile curled near the toilet seat. The python was reportedly hostile and hissed at the specialists as they approached it.

Using a pole, the rescuers caught the large serpent and held it by its head, dragging it out of the woman's house. It was more than 10ft-long and weighed more than 110lbs.

The creature was placed inside a sack and later released to the wild, far away from the neighbourhood.

Sunanta said: ‘I screamed for help and shut the door the moment I saw the python. I’m glad it did not hurt me.’

The reticulated python is found throughout South and Southeast Asia. They are common in Thailand, where they live in forests, swamps, canals and the sewage systems in cities, preying on cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.

The number of pythons coming into conflict with humans has increased in recent years, due to the rise in urban development as more homes and apartment blocks are built on green land that was the habitat of snakes.