Mon fils d’un an et moi avons emménagé dans notre nouvelle maison, mais après quelques jours seulement, nous avons commencé à remarquer des choses étranges.

I felt bad. I called the experts—animal protection. They came the next morning. They inspected the bathroom, the kitchen, and the basement. And that’s when we discovered the truth.

Milksnakes—large North American snakes—had taken up residence under the floorboards of the house. They aren’t venomous, but they are quite large. Worse still, they had built a nest under the bathtub, filled with young.

Now I can hardly sleep at night. I constantly check that the air vents are closed properly and that all the gaps are sealed.

If you hear strange noises or find unexplained objects, don’t ignore them. It might not just be garbage or an unexplained noise. Be careful. Sometimes there’s something alive behind the walls of your home that you wouldn’t expect.