Python Gulps Down Family Chihuahua!
The Peric family watched in horror this week as their much-loved Chihuahua was swallowed by a 16.5 ft long scrub python right on their porch at their home in Kuranda, Queensland, AU.
Despite hurling chairs at the snake, it was undeterred and they were unable to save the family pet.
A pet guinea pig and a cat were also gobbled up by snakes recently. Who’s next on the menu, the kids?
The Perics called local snake expert, Stuart Douglas, to try to save their dog but by the time he arrived, the chihuahua was almost completely swallowed, with only its back legs and tail protruding from the python’s mouth.
Douglas says it had probably stalked the Chihuahua over a period of several days. It only took about 30 minutes to eat the dog, but it will be digesting it for two days. He took the python away.
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To me this is just horrifying. Why was the snake allowed to roam freely around the house? And why is that man looking so jovial in that picture?
Chairs?? Jeez get an AXE.
I’m with you, Matt!
I cannot believe they didnt get a machete or a knife and cut the damn thing in half!!!
Yo Quiero Taco Bell.
Ok, where to start
A.) Scrub pythons are not pets, they are wild and indigenous to this region. Yes some keep them but in this particular case this is a wild animal!
B.) That is not a Jovial look that is the look of a 120 lb man trying to support a 140lb reptile.
C.)Axe,machete, knife? You have never been bitten by a Python have you? Didn’t think so!
These people valued their well being and avoided those massive fangs, that was a smart move!