Well, not necessarily unless you experienced what a woman in Maine did...she was removing her clothes from the washing machine at her farmhouse and noticed the independent motion of the garments...as she began digging in the pile, she saw something that caused her to scream, slam the lid shut and call Animal Damage Control.

When the operator arrived, he pulled and pulled and out came an 8 foot non-venomous reticulated python! How special! He surmizes that the creature arrived in her washer through the household pipes, oh that's reassuring. I have also read about these critters showing up in toilet bowls, under car engines, and in the garden...I hate snakes!

I did not realize until a friend of mine informed me, in New Zealand, there are no reptiles...the "fish and game" division of this province is very strict about animal control and prohibits any migration and maintains strict border control in that regard...I think I'll move to New Zealand. :)

I also think I'll start turning on the bathroom light when I get up in the middle of the night before sitting on the porcelin throne...and now I have a legitimate excuse to leave the laundry chore up to the man of the house!

Seriously, there are many folks out these days catching a hiking adventure, and may run into these varments, take care, steer clear, and run like the dickens in the opposite direction!