As she was preparing to go to sleep, a woman saw 18 live snakes under her bed.

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After spotting what she believed was a "piece of fuzz" moving on the floor, Trish Wilcher had to do a double take.

She observed another piece of "fuzz" moving seconds later at her house in Georgia, in the United States.

She eventually found a mother snake and 17 babies after "turning the bedroom upside down".
Ms Wilcher suspects the animal gave birth under her bed!

"Up the street they have cleared some land that has been grown up for some time now…therefore we were the home spot for her litter! I am struggling to move about the house much less sit down anywhere!!! I may need a cardiologist after this!!!" Ms Wilcher joked.

"Needless to say we did not feel threatened after finding the momma…therefore to the creek they went. Still uneasy!"

A wildlife expert named Dan rounded up the reptiles before releasing them at a river near the property in the town of Augusta.

"Dan has come and gone, he did not find anymore...suspect the snake had a live birth under my bed...yes under my bed! Still in shock!"

The snakes were not poisonous, Ms Wilcher added.

Despite a specialist successfully removing the animals, Trish says she was scared senseless after the surprise reptile encounter at her house. She also says she has a "slight feeling there may be more than one remaining".