Carpet python makes itself comfortable in Queensland toilet on hot summer day

A couple of young Brisbane women had a slippery, unwelcome visitor to their home with apparent plans to become a permanent roommate.

The carpet python, which was about 1.5 metres long, had found an inappropriate hiding spot in the Indooroopilly bathroom, possibly to escape Queensland's scorching summer temperatures.

On Wednesday afternoon the snake was again cooling down in their toilet and kept popping its head up to greet them.

Licensed snake catcher Lana Field told Yahoo7, "They had seen it a couple of times and hoped it would go away but it hadn't."

"(They were) not overly frightened but probably just a bit uncomfortable," Ms Field added.

That's when they called a professional to help remove it and watched the snake from the bathroom doorway to make sure it didn't slip away.

The wildlife handler said the snakes slither their way through the pipes in search of a cold place to hide out from the heat.

"They can come up through the sewerage system but they can also find their way in in other ways, Ms Field said.

"They find that the bathroom or toilet is the coolest room in the house and from there find the water."

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As Queenslanders well know, in the heat sometimes there is no other option but to leave a door open to let cool air flow.

As Ms Field explained, if a snake decides to seek refuge in your home there's not a lot you can do - other than call a snake catcher.

"They are on the move now with the rain so just keep and eye on them from a safe distance and give us a call," Ms Field said.