Claim: A couple has found a Western diamondback rattlesnake hiding inside the rim of their toilet, in various locations around the UK.
Fact-check: Posts about venomous snakes in UK toilets are false - Full Fact
Verdict: false. the police have described this as a hoax post. the snake in the picture is not a rattlesnake and is not venomous. a separate photo included with some of the posts shows a man injured by a snake in 2019 in the us.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2023-03-07T00:00:00