Dog-eating python strikes again

A THREE-METRE python that swallowed a family's pet dog in Cairns has struck again, attempting to devour a chihuahua.

But this time, the dog’s owner was able to prevent the animal from becoming dinner, dragging it out of the snake’s mouth, The Cairns Post reported.

Australian Venom Zoo operator Stuart Douglas was called to remove the python, keeping it temporarily at his zoo before releasing it into the wild at a secret location well away from domestic animals.

The same snake had stalked and eaten Dot, a nine-month-old Jack Russell terrier, while she was playing in her backyard the week before Christmas.

Dot’s owner, Keri Stewart, stated the serpent had stalked her beloved pet before consuming it whole.

"I had come home and let Dot out as usual (into the backyard) to do her business," she said.

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"I went out an hour and a half later and came across this huge huge amethystine python, with a huge lump in it."

Ms Stewart stated she had become so distressed over the incident she had moved out of her home to get away from the snake.

"I could not take the risk with my 11-year-old son in the house," she said.

The incident follows a report of a scrub python, also known as an amethystine python, devouring a 35kg pet goat in nearby Kuranda two weeks ago.

Read more on this story at The Cairns Post.

source : www.news.com.au

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