"The troubled Commonwealth Games in Delhi has encountered more problems with a snake reportedly found in the room of one of the athletes.
"We have very grave concerns," Mbulelo told the Press Trust of India news agency.
"If snakes are found we can't ask our teams to stay there."
Boxer Akhil Kumar, who won gold for India in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, also admitted he had problems with his room.
"When I sat down on my bed to take a rest, it collapsed," he told the Times of India.
Workers have been painting walls and mopping up rain water at the Commonwealth Games Village the country raced to address complaints about dirty and unhygienic facilities one week before the start of the showpiece event.
The Games were supposed to enhance India's image as a rising power, but shoddy construction, dirty accommodation and security fears raised governance and accountability issues in Asia's third largest economy.
Several top athletes, including world champion sprinter Usain Bolt, pulled out, removing some of the shine from the event held every four years for former British colonies.
Two more Australian athletes, cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang, pulled out on Sunday. This comes a day after Britain's number one tennis player Elena Baltacha withdrew because of concerns about disease and hygiene.
On Sunday, Indian organising committee officials met to review the work at the Games Village where masons plastered walls while workers dried out the basement of the Village which sits on the flooded plains of the Yamuna river.
"All finishing work is going on in full swing," said Dalbir Singh, mayor of the Games Village where the athletes will stay.
"It's a world class facility with some minor issues and work is going on to fix those problems."
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