Snake!!!

Let's see.....Friday night Justin and I were doing our weekly "sprucing up the cat's room" (Yes our cats have their own room and no they are not spoiled). The cats have their own room for a variety of reasons -- all of their "stuff" can be centralized (litter box, toys, food, water...etc..), they stay in their room when we aren't at home so they don't tear up the house and they can stay in their room when we have company (some peeps just don't like cats...sad but true). Anyhoo...during this sprucing I noticed this strange "thing" under the clear plastic carpet runner under their door (so they don't claw the carpet) -- It looked like a piece or torn carpet, and I bent down to see what it was and as I stepped near it began SLITHERING!!!! SLITHERING I TELL YOU!!!!!! I began screaming and calling for Justin, and he came out of the bedroom completely confused at my rantings. He attempted to tell me that it was a worm....however I being the biologist that I am know that worms don't SLITHER!!!!!!!!!! I was very disappointed that the cats didn't deal with it --I think that is the least they can do around here. However, Justin had to disposes of the Slithering beast. We are so perplexed how it got in -- our house is quite new (built like 2-3 years ago) and so it shouldn't have ready access for things to enter??!?! So now I am afraid to go anywhere in the house without my snake boots --- here's a picture of what the little terror looked like.....