Python swallows family's pet cat whole in Queensland

[Gocntry]

"“I took the snake to the local vet and we scanned for a microchip and sure enough it was a family’s pet cat,” he wrote on Facebook."

"The snake was released back into the wild."


Wow, surprising ending for the snake...... I figured they would euthanize it because it ate a "pet", (I guess it can pass the microchip with no issues?)

But The pet owners get a warning instead.....

"McKenzie said it was uncommon for pets to be eaten by the protected reptiles, but warned owners to keep their cats from exploring their neighbourhoods."


https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-in-queensland

[bcr229]

Around here the coyotes regularly get the outdoor cats. The neighbors usually complain about it, then they get another cat, let it outside, and the coyotes get another meal.

[wnateg]

My worst nightmare

[Bogertophis]

Around here the coyotes regularly get the outdoor cats. The neighbors usually complain about it, then they get another cat, let it outside, and the coyotes get another meal.

Sounds just like when I lived in the high desert...

GO, Pythons! In case you aren't aware, Australia has been working to eliminate feral cats, that's why the complaining cat-owners got a warning instead of sympathy.
High time we did that here too. I found a half-eaten wild rabbit in my privacy-fenced back yard yesterday...I assume the work of a feral cat. I hope it choked.