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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An 8-foot boa constrictor was found frozen solid by four employees of McGraw-Kokosing Inc., who were working clearing storm debris on company property last week. Worker Chris Miller told the Middletown Journal it wasn’t clear where the snake had come from or how long it had been there but he said it was fresh-looking. Similar snakes were stolen several months ago from tattoo artist Edward Morris, but after seeing a picture of the frozen one, said it wasn’t his. He speculated the snake probably had been released in the last few days and was looking for a warm place to burrow and hibernate. The workers who found it are debating whether to have a pair of boots made, several wallets, or whether to have it stuffed and mounted.

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Kate Poole, a school teacher in Darwin, AU, had to call for help when she couldn’t unclog her toilet. Turns out there was a 6 ft python living in there!

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A German car rental clerk had to take apart the interior of a van to take out an eight-foot boa constrictor that had escaped from a cloth sack on the passenger seat and slithered behind the dashboard.

Thanks Chris

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