News: Ball python rescues baby from water basin

In Vaughan, Ontario this morning a Ball Python has saved a baby from a local water basin. Perhaps Ball Pythons are our new local heroes?

VAUGHAN - In an unusual turn of events recently taking place in Canada, a Ball Python has proven that not all snakes should be painted with the same brush.

This morning at roughly 6:00AM a Ball Python was found saving a baby from a local water basin.

Ricky Melamed, owner of Ricky’s Reptiles and local resident of the community saw the events taking place. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing while out for my morning run. A baby for some reason was thrashing in the water. As it was about to drown I saw a Ball Python come out of the bushes near by and pull the baby to safety"

In recent events snakes have received a terrible reputation in Canada as the deaths of Noah, 4, and Connor Barthe, 6 have taken the world by surprise. Both children allegedly killed by a 14-foot Rock Python in New Brunswick.

Steve Morales quoted Lee Parker, the facilities manager at Ontario reptile zoo Reptilia in an article on CBC.ca, "It’s strange, I’m just trying to piece it together...they don't go on killing sprees … it doesn't make sense to me."

Perhaps not all snakes are alike. In this case, the snake is not the killer, but the Savior.

The baby, whose identity the RCMP is not releasing currently had escaped from its crib this morning. It is suspected that the baby managed to crawl out of its crib and make its way out the house though the plumbing. The RCMP believes the baby then crawled through the local communities’ drainage system and exited into the water basin.

Pythons are commonly found in dry areas, although it is apparent that in the right situations they can and will swim. Saving a baby seems like the type of situation this Ball Python chose to swim.

As cited by Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, research has shown that snakes often prefer to swim rather than crawl because it uses less energy. One group of pythons that had been radio tagged in the Everglades stayed put for months until the water levels rose enough that they could swim and then they took off, says Gordon Rodda USGS research zoologist. "Swimming is a very efficient way to get around, and they will use it."

Although the RCMP and local law enforcement officials searched for several hours the Ball Python could not be located. The baby is now home safe with family who have been shaken by the morning’s events. Sheela, the babies’ mother is ecstatic that the snake was near by and has only kind words to say while sipping a hot tea. "That snake is a hero," she says.

NOTE: This may or may not be true ;)

If only. :rolleyes:

Haha, great write up, though. Ya got talent!

A very fine piece of journalism indeed!! :clap: :gj:

sent from my incubator

lol. You almost had me for a second! It would be nice if only true! The reptile community needs a miracle like this right now!!!

You dirty, dirty troll. :P

Wow, that story is as believable as 99% of the journalism in the news media.

Great job putting thing in perspective.


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Lol watch somebody pick this up and run it

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Originally Posted by Inarikins

Lol watch somebody pick this up and run it

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Somebody should! People will believe anything they read on the internet! xD

Atta' boy Ricky! Nice Article!

Unfortunately... this story was also released a few hours ago
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2.../21034831.html

So........... animal control picked up a snake and it made the news..............? I don't..... why would anybody even care....

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Originally Posted by Inarikins

So........... animal control picked up a snake and it made the news..............? I don't..... why would anybody even care....

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Not sure if this was directed at me or the news article itself.

If it were to me... It's simply a quick illustration of how even a minor event can make the news. As small and brief as this article may be it puts a lot of unwanted attention towards to the local reptile industry, especially when reference is made to the New Brunswick case.

If it were to the news article itself... this article is an easy sell and will gain quick publicity in light of the recent tragedy in Eastern Canada. Although it may not be front-page material any time a non-native species is captured in the 'wild' it will usually make some form of news whether it be a blog, column, webcast etc.

Personally, I prefer Ricky's article over the bunch. ;)

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Originally Posted by Kat_Dog

Somebody should! People will believe anything they read on the internet! xD

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They can't put anything on the Internet that isn't true. Giggle :D

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Originally Posted by el8ch

Not sure if this was directed at me or the news article itself.

If it were to me... It's simply a quick illustration of how even a minor event can make the news. As small and brief as this article may be it puts a lot of unwanted attention towards to the local reptile industry, especially when reference is made to the New Brunswick case.

If it were to the news article itself... this article is an easy sell and will gain quick publicity in light of the recent tragedy in Eastern Canada. Although it may not be front-page material any time a non-native species is captured in the 'wild' it will usually make some form of news whether it be a blog, column, webcast etc.

Personally, I prefer Ricky's article over the bunch. ;)

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im pretty sure he was wondering why a stray snake would make the papers, thats all. I think the fact that someone lost a morph would be more interesting a news article than some dude went into his garage and found a snake! ( on a side note.... I went into my backyard and none of you will ever believe it but I seen a RABBIT!) And I mean this thing had fuzzy brown hare (:rofl:) and long floppy ears!!!! It was VERY disturbing. I thought about calling animal control but decided to run indoors instead! shrew close one!!!!

Oh ya? Well I was walking down the street and I saw a dog! Just walking around! It was viciously sniffing the ground and pee'ing on trees!!! It was so scary! I've already alerted the attention of the associated press. Things like this have to be stopped!

Meanwhile after I returned to my home(out of breath from running for my life) I took my docile snakes out of their locked enclosures and cuddled with them and told them stories of my horrendous situation while sipping hot tea.

They were being great listeners. Well, until one of them remembered that it too was a vicious man eater and killed me.


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That article is definitely Onion-worthy :)

I'm glad y'all enjoyed my post :) I had a lot of fun writing it. I thought, at this difficult time, a funny story would put a smile on some herpers faces :D

really nice and really funny :D

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Originally Posted by el8ch

Not sure if this was directed at me or the news article itself.

If it were to me... It's simply a quick illustration of how even a minor event can make the news. As small and brief as this article may be it puts a lot of unwanted attention towards to the local reptile industry, especially when reference is made to the New Brunswick case.

If it were to the news article itself... this article is an easy sell and will gain quick publicity in light of the recent tragedy in Eastern Canada. Although it may not be front-page material any time a non-native species is captured in the 'wild' it will usually make some form of news whether it be a blog, column, webcast etc.

Personally, I prefer Ricky's article over the bunch. ;)

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Does the paper run an article every time animal control picks up a stray dog or cat? I don't think so. There was literally no reason to run a story about animal control finding a BP in a shed and taking it in because that's what animal control does... It has nothing to do with the case where a rock python supposedly strangled two kids (because no matter what the news outlets are saying, if a big snake did kill and constrict two kids why would it not attempt to eat either of them, and how did it manage to constrict without messing up blankets or waking any of them up when a 60 pound animal fell through the ceiling) and was totally inappropriate to run.

As I was reading it, I was skeptical, but considering it..

Until you added yourself into the story haha

Oh my gosh is this the same ball python that saved that basket full of puppies from the train tracks last week?


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Originally Posted by Kat_Dog

Somebody should! People will believe anything they read on the internet! xD

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Aha. My thoughts exactly. It reminds me of that state farm commercial where the girl dates a French model and that everything on the internet is true. He asks where she heard that and she replied the internet.

Ricky, awesome write up. My first thought from the topic was like: wtf? No way.

If its on the internet, its got to be true. Very good!

The funny thing is how many people have asked me if this is true. No folks, this was not true. I was just trying to make a few herpers smile :)