Posted on 10/10/2005 9:16:13 AM PDT by george76
Maybe this Burmese python learned a lesson from the one that tried to eat an alligator but exploded because its prey was so big.
This snake apparently took on an animal that never stood a chance _ Frances, a 1- year-old Siamese cat.
Frances vanished last week from his owner's home, but his whereabouts were possibly revealed Sunday. A snake expert says Frances is the bulge inside the 12-foot-long Burmese python.
"Poor baby. He was my favorite cat. I know Siamese (cats) are supposed to be distant, but he slept in my bed and everything," said a distraught Elidia Rodriguez, the cat's owner.
The snake was captured and taken to a nature preserve, where it will live in a glass cage.
Earlier this month, a 13-foot python had a run-in with a 6-foot American alligator in Everglades National Park, and neither animal survived. The python blew up as it tried to swallow that alligator.
Many pythons, which are native to Asia and not Florida, end up in the wild after being abandoned by their owners once they grow too big to handle.
A man whose stolen car was abandoned in the woods behind Rodriguez's home came by to look for his wallet in the vehicle. He found the snake instead and ran over to Rodriguez, who called 911.
It took about 10 minutes for Cruz and two other rescue workers to trap the brown-and-black snake in a king-size pillowcase.
"He was very aggressive,"...
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It ate Siamese, if you please.
It ate Siamese, if you don't please.
Video of the snake being captured at this link. Be sure to watch "more video".
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=19803
We have finally discovered the cat's only known natural enemy--pythons. And my shotgun.
Yeah, but the snake ended up being hungry again after 30 minutes... typical take out Siamese (What???! I am always hungry after eating Chinese food, after about 30 minutes!) :) For all those cat lovers that want to flame me, I love animals. I like cats, epescially with a nice BBQ sauce! (Ok that was just sick, I will stop now.)
And in a few days, the snake will bring up a hairball...
Of course, our python is just a little Ball, not a Burmese.
Looks like that girl has been to the Libby Lu shop.
Lemme see? Snake eats cat. I don't know. That kind of a toss-up for me. But, wait! Shooting snake after it eats cat. Now, there's a win/win!
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