Python Stalked, Then Ate Family Dog in Front of Children

[RJF]

Python Stalked, Then Ate Family Dog in Front of Children
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

BRISBANE, Australia —

A 16-foot python stalked a family dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children in the Australian tropics, animal experts said Wednesday.

http://www.foxnews.com/images/347402/0_21_022708_python.jpg

The boy and girl, aged 5 and 7, watched as the scrub python devoured their silky terrier-Chihuahua crossbreed Monday at their home near Kuranda in Queensland state.

Stuart Douglas, owner of the Australian Venom Zoo in Kuranda, said scrub pythons typically eat wild animals such as wallabies, a smaller relative of the kangaroo, but sometimes turn to pets in urban areas.

"It actively stalked the dog for a number of days," Douglas said.

"The family that owned the dog had actually seen it in the dog's bed, which was a sign it was out to get it," he added.

"They should have called me then, but (the snake) got away and three or four days later, I was called and went around and removed it" after the dog had been killed, Douglas said.

By the time Douglas arrived, all that could be seen of the dog was its hind legs and tail.

The zoo manager, Todd Rose, said pythons squeeze their prey to death before swallowing it whole. The 5-year-old dog would have been suffocated within minutes.

"The lady who was there threw some plastic chairs at the snake, but you've got to remember that this is about 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of aggressive muscle," Rose said.

Removing the half-swallowed dog could have harmed or even killed the python, Rose said, because dogs have sharp teeth and claws that could do the snake internal damage if it were wrenched out.

The snake was still digesting the dog at the zoo Wednesday. It will soon be relocated to the bush, Douglas said.

[Phlip]

Number one sign of the fact that these people brought this on themselves:
"It actively stalked the dog for a number of days," Douglas said.

"The family that owned the dog had actually seen it in the dog's bed, which was a sign it was out to get it," he added.

"They should have called me then, but (the snake) got away and three or four days later, I was called and went around and removed it" after the dog had been killed, Douglas said.
Gee, there's 16 foot snake in my dog's bed... Hell, there's a 16 foot snake in my yard and I don't do anything about it? I deserve whatever ills fall upon my family in exchange for my lack of action.

[Dirty Habit]

It probably could have ate one of their children and still had the same effect on em.

"Well the snake was up in little johnny's bed one night....it was then I knew it was out to get him."

[blueshark123]

Oh wow i need these snakes in my car so no one will try to steal it fuk viper alarms i got a python alarm now lol.

[exitspeed]

I couldn't help it. The expression on the snakes face is priceless.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/547/snakesi0.jpg

[corriganjoshua]

chihuahuas are ugly as hell and about the size of a rat anyways

[punxva]

Number one sign of the fact that these people brought this on themselves:

Gee, there's 16 foot snake in my dog's bed... Hell, there's a 16 foot snake in my yard and I don't do anything about it? I deserve whatever ills fall upon my family in exchange for my lack of action.

yeah i seriously read that and was like WTF how would a 16ft python not raise a few flags, but i guess down under thye see shit like that quite often but sheesh, thats just ridiculous

[mayco_86]

Thats messed up. That poor chihuahua did nothing to that python but that is what happens when you are at the bottom of the food chain.

[IIIXziuR]

I probably would have been shitting bricks just seeing the snake in front of my yard alone!

[S13SilviaGirl]

hahaaha yeah, I just showed this to AJ.....his comment... "WTF is a silky terrier chihuahua mix?!?!?!"

[corriganjoshua]

im guessing a dog only a reptile that crawls on its stomach can see haha

[eastcoastS14]

hahaha the lady threw plastic chairs at it? lol its a 16ft snake and the best thing you have is patio furniture??

stab it in the fucking eye if you dont want it to eat ur dog

[jackjack]

I couldn't help it. The expression on the snakes face is priceless.



ahahhahhahahhaha :bigok:


but yeah........... you'd think the family would have called someone :loco:

[StaticX27]

She obviously didn't watch Samuel L Jackson in Snakes on a Plane. Otherwise she woulda been pro at beating snakes.

[azndoc]

Python One, silky terrier chihuahua mix big fat zero.

[LongGrain]

bonafied badass.

[jskateborders]

the chihuahua was prolly trying to take on the snake. Those dogs think their the shit. It woulds been funny to see the dog trying to be all agressive towards the python.

[MADE]

Number one sign of the fact that these people brought this on themselves:

Gee, there's 16 foot snake in my dog's bed... Hell, there's a 16 foot snake in my yard and I don't do anything about it? I deserve whatever ills fall upon my family in exchange for my lack of action.



+1 How does a 16' snake get away and it was "110 Lbs"? I'm from a country area but I am far from a country boy they didn't have an axe or shovel to kill this thing. (Sorry but if it's not domesticated I wil kill an animal that can harm me)

Come on Chris!!! Come on!?

[Ninjabread]

I woulda run the snake over... fuck cruelty to animals, my life's at stake.

[KA-T_240]

^Totally agree. Where I grew up we always had shovels or .22s with us when we were out in the fields incase we came upon a rattle snake. the would either shot it, or behead it.

[soreballz]

Wow... That family is a bunch of morons.

[alindeman1989]

Wow no words haha. I am glad the USA doesn't have big ass dog eating snakes.

[LongGrain]

Wow no words haha. I am glad the USA doesn't have big ass dog eating snakes.

shit, when i was in GA/FL i saw BUGS that could eat a chihuahua, thats way scarier than a snake...

[FRpilot]

the chihuahua was prolly trying to take on the snake. Those dogs think their the shit. It woulds been funny to see the dog trying to be all agressive towards the python.

this was taken from wikipedia:
"Chihuahuas seem to have no concept of their own size and may fearlessly confront larger animals, which can result in injury"

its true... i seen chihuahuas barking and taunting at some big ass german sheperds 10x their size.

[yudalicious]

terrier chihuahua mix for a family pet? sure, if I want to have my kids grow up to be fairies...

[HyperTek]

dam is this the only horrific stories you hear from Australia? pretty good lol

surprised they didnt kill or destroy the python? sounds like they just removed the dog remains and set it back into the wild.

Must suck for the python, didnt get to fully digest his meal.. gonna have to go look for another dog to stalk for a few days then eat.

[S13_Nightkid]

nah they didnt remove it because it would "harm" the snake.. wtf at the family..ignorance is bliss lol

[Farzam]

This is super fucking awesome.

[ryguy]

I probably would have been shitting bricks just seeing the snake in front of my yard alone!

It's Australia, shit like that is probably commonplace.

[C. Senor]

there's always some crazy shit happening in australia.

[WagDatto]

"The snake GOT AWAY"

How the fuck does a 16 foot long, 6-7" thick PYTHON get the fuck away? Let's see, stalked dog for more than 10 seconds, check. Was inside the house, check. Young children are present and near the reptile, check.

Those kids should get taken away from the parents, that's just retarded!

[txrxs]

Should have just done this shit to the snake.

http://www.robbscelebs.co.uk/noops678/crocodile_dundee0009.jpg

[RedStage]

so that's what happened to that friggin Taco Bell dog!

[S13SilviaGirl]

so that's what happened to that friggin Taco Bell dog!

lmao, nahhh they said he was Politically incorrect.

[bloodangels13]

"THE OTHER PET PYTHON FOOD"
http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/images/07/lulu_chiyorkie11.jpg
MAKES FOR A GOOD CHEW TOY FOR YOUR PET KAMODO TOO

[steve shadows]

They should put the python on ebay :)