Extend the snake Place the end of the auger into the toilet bowl so it points down the drain. Turn the handle clockwise to ...

A plumbing snake, or toilet auger ... A drain auger might seem like an expensive solution, but if your toilet continues to back up, desperate times will make the purchase worth it.

A woman has been left too terrified to use her bathroom, after opening the lid and finding a snake waiting inside the bowl of the toilet. Kacey-Leigh Moss, 21, was answering a call of nature early ...