A man noticed something strange sticking out of his apartment ceiling — and it was moving! At first, he thought it was the tail of a lizard or a large snake , but the truth was far worse .

The man warns everyone to be careful if you have ventilation at home . More details are in the article below the photo .

A man saw something very strange protruding from his ceiling — and was horrified when he realized what it really was.

In mid-April, a social media user posted a photo that shocked the community .

The picture showed a strange, hairless object suspiciously resembling a tail, sticking out of a crack in the ceiling panel . The poster said the object… was moving! And that’s when things got really interesting.

Comments flooded in .

Some guessed it was a snake’s tail , others imagined a giant lizard , and the most frightened claimed it was a creature from a horror movie that slipped into the house through the ventilation .

Reddit creativity was on full display . Advice ranged from:

“Poke it with a stick , maybe it’ll crawl away ,” to the radical: “Burn the house down and start over.”

Some shared stories of finding wildlife in unexpected places — inside walls, air ducts, or under bathtubs .

One commenter even said a snake once got into his house and crawled to the kitchen at night .

Finally, the mystery was solved : it was the tail of a common but very unpleasant rat .

He promised to call an exterminator immediately , and the photo kept circulating online , sparking both laughter and disgust .

But beyond the humor , this story reminds us: what looks harmless might hide a real danger . Rodents in your home aren’t just annoying — they’re a health and safety risk .

So, if you see something hanging from your ceiling — don’t joke around , call the experts right away .