Finding unwanted guests in your home is not something that anyone ever wants to experience, but little critters can often find ways to sneak into our abodes.
However, one homeowner recently ended up in serious danger when they were trying to rid their house of some snakes that had taken up residence in their basement.
When firefighters arrived at a property in Maryland, US, they were confronted with a house ablaze.
It transpired that the owner of the house had been trying to deal with a snake infestation in a unique way.
However, the homeowner's attempts to use coals to smoke out the snakes backfired due to the fact that they had placed the coals too close to some "combustibles" in the basement, according to officials.
The building was largely reduced to a charred shell, with the cost of the damage being estimated at being over a million dollars.
Thankfully, no one was injured in the blaze.
Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer wrote on Twitter that, though there was evidence that some snakes had died in the blaze, there were likely others that had managed to survive.
Back in 2018, a man in Fresno, California burnt his parents' house down with a blowtorch when he was trying to get rid of some spiders.
Maybe it is time for people to stop trying to burn out pests from their homes, just a thought?
h/t: LadBible
