snake in the couch

An effective and often used method to drastically shorten the stay of unwanted houseguests.

My in-laws were coming to stay for a week so I picked up a terrarium and a large, non-venomous snake at House of Reptiles and released it into the couch in the front room which also happened to be their fold-out guest bed and as they walked through the door, my five-year-old son yelled out, “snake in the couch!”