What did python snake swallow at Potong Pasir?
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What did this python snake swallow at Potong Pasir? The stomach so big! Judging from the size of the stomach, it looks like the size of a dog. It could be a stray dog or goat. Too big to be a cat or monitor lizard. Photo from stomp website :
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost6267.aspx# -
A small child?Originally posted by khali:What did this python snake swallow at Potong Pasir? The stomach so big! Judging from the size of the stomach, it looks like the size of a dog. It could be a stray dog or goat. Too big to be a cat or monitor lizard. Photo from stomp website :
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost6267.aspx#
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might be big cat or small dog, cannot be monitor lizard is neutral with snakes.
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waaah so interesting...
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The Straits Times 19 Nov 06
Python squeezes pet dog to death at River Valley condo
By Lee Hui Chieh & Chong Chee Kin
MISS Glenda Liu's evening walk with her boyfriend's two dogs turned into a nightmare on Wednesday, when a 3.5m python emerged from the darkness and wound itself around seven-year-old Jack Russell terrier Bella, crushing the animal to death.
Police, responding to a call about a woman in distress at the Aspen Heights condominium in River Valley Road, arrived at the scene without appropriate tools to deal with the snake.
The officers spent 20 minutes prising Bella from the snake's grip with a golf club, but it managed to give them the slip and slithered away. By then, the dog was already dead.
Contacted yesterday, police spokesman Assistant Superintendent Stanley Norbert said the initial information given by the caller was about 'a woman in trouble'. 'It was not apparent...what the problem was and our officers went down to investigate,' he said.
The Sunday Times understands that the condominium's management office has since put up posters warning residents about the python. Pest control teams have made two unsuccessful attempts to find the snake.
Still, it was cold comfort to Bella's owners, 37-year-old sales director Matt Walterhausen and Miss Liu, a 22-year-old private school student.
Mr Walterhausen, who returned to Singapore from a conference in Thailand the day after the incident, said: 'I'm devastated. My dogs are like valued family members. You can appreciate their level of importance to me for me to spend thousands of dollars taking them everywhere.'
He had spent close to $20,000 bringing the dogs from China, where he last worked, to Singapore. Apart from grieving for his pet, Mr Walterhausen was also concerned about the safety of the children in the condo. 'The size of a toddler and a dog are not much different and the children could be attacked,' he said.
Pythons, which can grow to more than 7m long, are generally defensive by nature and usually feed on small creatures like birds or rodents. They tend not to attack humans, unless they feel threatened.
Mr Walterhausen said they have informed the landlady that they will be moving out of the condo today. They have been living there for over seven months now. The sudden termination of the lease means he loses his $7,000 security deposit.
For Miss Liu, that appears to be the best course of action. She said: 'When I see the grass patch now, I'm so scared that my legs tremble. 'My head is filled with the images of the snake around my yelping dog, and I can't sleep. 'We lost our baby.' -
According to websites, pythons are one of the few snake species that occasionally prey on humans.
The python would typically clamp their jaws on the face of the victims, while their powerful body coils would proceed to coil around the victim's body and squash and crush the victim to death.
In 1927, a 14 year old boy was killed and eaten by a 5 m long python.
In 1998, a 32 year old man was killed and eaten by a 7 m long python.
In 1999. a 23 kg wild female Sun Bear and its 2 month old cub were killed and eaten by a 7 m long python in Borneo jungle. -
Python Kills Pet Dog, Then Tries To Eat BoyOriginally posted by khali:According to websites, pythons are one of the few snake species that occasionally prey on humans.
The python would typically clamp their jaws on the face of the victims, while their powerful body coils would proceed to coil around the victim's body and squash and crush the victim to death.
In 1927, a 14 year old boy was killed and eaten by a 5 m long python.
In 1998, a 32 year old man was killed and eaten by a 7 m long python.
In 1999. a 23 kg wild female Sun Bear and its 2 month old cub were killed and eaten by a 7 m long python in Borneo jungle.
Sydney - A three-year-old boy was almost swallowed by a 3.5 metre long python after the snake had killed the family dog.
The boyÂ’s 11-year-old sister who came to the cot to soothe him when she heard him crying was shocked to see her brotherÂ’s arm halfway down the throat of the snake.
There were 18 puncture wounds on his hands.
The snake was eventually captured.
The Sun, March 27, 2000 -
by the way, if i got 6.3m king cobra in my house, should i register it with the AVA?
because i understand folks who don't register their pet dogs will get fined S$5000, dunno if it applies to other animals. -
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what u feed ur king cobra?? -
Chiam See Tong?
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you are inviting unnecessary attention, you can't keep these as pets..Originally posted by Nikar2:by the way, if i got 6.3m king cobra in my house, should i register it with the AVA?
because i understand folks who don't register their pet dogs will get fined S$5000, dunno if it applies to other animals.
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wah lah.. either he's using a very bad camera or the fella zoom in n take pic lah...
IMO, i tink it's just a cat...
anyway, it eats to survive.. ntng wrong with dat.... -
(evo4eva)
what u feed ur king cobra??
king cobra likes to eat other snakes mah, but SG hard to find snakes to feed it, so i buy lizards from pet shops etc.
but next time if anyone see snake got lobang for me, let me know so that i can release my king cobra to have meal.(wikipedia) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cobra#Diet
The King Cobra's diet is mainly composed of other snakes (ophiophagy): both non-venomous snakes such as pythons and venomous snakes including kraits and Indian Cobras.[2][8] When food is scarce, King Cobras may feed on other small vertebrates such as lizards, birds, and rodents.[1][8] After a large meal the snake may live for many months without another one due to its slow metabolic rate. -
ok wait
according to geo channel
that expert said
they only try to stop their cardio thingy
dun crush their bones
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Let me know... so I can report you...Originally posted by Nikar2:(evo4eva)
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I thought this got to be something related to the Opposition party ..
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looks like a log to me ...
