Context Viral reports in April 2021 match up with a news story from a Malaysian newspaper reporting such a biting incident in late March 2021 at a home in Johor. Pythons and other reptiles hiding in toilet bowls during hot summers aren't particularly unusual — and yes, startled snakes hiding in toilets do sometimes bite people on the rear end. But we haven't been able to independently confirm the March incident. Origin In early April 2021, various news outlets published stories about a man in Malaysia who sat down on the toilet in his home in the state of Johor, only to be bitten by a python snake that had coiled inside the bowl.