Chatty, Baby Snakes and Fear
𝐌𝐞 Minding my business at 11:53 PM last night. 𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐞: Screaming internally because there’s a baby snake in my bathroom. I was THIS close to calling animal control, my 𝙃𝙐𝙎𝘽𝘼𝙉𝘿 , and maybe even Jesus himself. Using the available tools and resources at my disposal I took a photo and asked ChatGPT what the heck this is....Turns out my “baby snake” was actually a harmless horsehair worm. 🪱 𝑵𝙤𝒕 𝒗𝙚𝒏𝙤𝒎𝙤𝒖𝙨. 𝑵𝙤𝒕 𝒂 𝒕𝙝𝒓𝙚𝒂𝙩. 𝑱𝙪𝒔𝙩 𝙤𝒖𝙩 𝙝𝒆𝙧𝒆 𝒍𝙞𝒗𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙞𝒕𝙨 𝙗𝒆𝙨𝒕 𝒔𝙤𝒈𝙜𝒚 𝒍𝙞𝒇𝙚. Y’all, I use AI for everything. ➡️ Writing content ➡️ Planning launches ➡️ Naming my digital products ➡️ 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚… 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒔. 𝑴𝙤𝒓𝙖𝒍 𝒐𝙛 𝙩𝒉𝙚 𝙨𝒕𝙤𝒓𝙮: 💡 𝘼𝙄 > 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘 🧠 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 > 𝙁𝙚𝙖𝙧 🤣 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙥 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣. #AIForTheWin #BathroomMysteries #NotASnake #DigitalLifeSaver #ChatGPTKnowsEverything -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those of you really curious folks, here's what chatty said, Gotta love that he told me not to panic and he's happy to identify any other critters. Ummm, is he implying somethig - LOL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for sharing the image. What you're seeing appears to be a horsehair worm (Nematomorpha). These worms are: - Thin and long, often black or brown - Typically found in damp environments like bathrooms or near water - Harmless to humans and pets - Parasites in their juvenile stage (usually infect insects like crickets), but free-living as adults They often show up in places like bathtubs or showers because they seek moisture once they've emerged from their host. No need to panic — they don’t bite, sting, or cause harm to people. Just remove it and clean the area. If you’re seeing them frequently, it might be worth checking for any insect presence in the house, since that’s how they get in. Let me know if you'd like help identifying other common bathroom critters.