Q: What’s scarier than a Python in your backyard?
A: The orthodontists’s quote this afternoon.
It’s around $6,000 to fill a teenager’s mouth with metal these days.
When we arrived home after the orthodontic shock, I noticed what seemed to be a patterned scarf near the back fence. It was under the Tree of Death, but as there were Peaceful Doves around it, I thought no way it could a Python. Again.
Wrong.
As I walked up to it I was able to see the final few gulps of wing feathers down it’s mouth.
How did he sneak up on a cocky during the day? They are usually nocturnal hunters. Cocky must’ve been really engrossed in something else.
The cat was freaking out, and performed 3 ft vertical jumps everytime it moved. The vets have warned about pets outside at night. Now I’ll have the joy of worrying during sunlight hours as well…
It wasn’t long before those final feathers were forced down that loooong throat.
Then lots of wriggling and stretching to force the whole “lump” further down it’s body. It almost looked as if the unfortunate bird was still alive in there.
It then rested it’s head in the fork of The Tree of Death for a while. It’s tongue was flickering every time I moved. Try as I might, I couldn’t quite capture the split second it flickered.
This was the smallest of the 3 pythons that have had a cocky meal here. This one was around 2 metres, maybe a tad more. The next shot is of it making an exit, stage left, with it’s head already under the fence. It did get stuck around it’s middle, and wriggled and danced till it made it through. Then it was back to the bush to sleep it off for a few weeks.
I hope that this is the last Python saga I have to tell for a good while, although word must be spreading in the serpent world about the smorgasboard by the back fence…
To finish on a more cute’n'cuddly note, someone else was enjoying a meal this morning:
I seem to be overrun with snakes and spiders.
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omg i have two answers to your question:
a) two pythons
b) not much
take your pick. i am freaking out from your photos esp. that poor cat so close to it. your photos are so graphic i got shudders. ahhhhhhh.
The killing tree….awesome reptiles…..
By the time I got to the bottom had quite forgotten about the teeth quote…very substantial…..do you notice on TV a lot of people need work on their fangs (can not forget the theme here) including myself, keep putting it off because of the blow out that will occur in the budget. I read a story once which referred to a person being able to pick Americans in any situation from the British ….via the Americans had bad skin and perfect pearly whites whilst the British had perfect skin and terrible teeth….not my observation but some authors….I can not say I agree
Arrgghhh!! I too have completely forgotten about the teeth you mentioned by the time I got to the end of the story. My arms are still goosebumped. I freak out everytime I see your cat so close to snakes. About that visit………hotel seems a nice place to sleep.
Ifeel sick now seeing that poor defenseless bird being gobbled down by that awful snake….I hate snakes…Hate I tell you…They give me shivers…
I`ve told my kids to become dentists now….Boy talk about steep in prices….Are they made of gold??? Would want diamonds in there too for that price…lol
ok ok ok !!
thats enough of the pythons……and I agree with julie - why would the cat WANT to get that close?????
Dentists, snakes and spiders the the things I fear most, although if I lived up there I think I would add crocodiles and sea stingers to the list. Great photos again.
Hi Cindy, long time no see.
Yeah, I’ve just decided there is no way I’m ever going on holiday on far north QLD with my wife or daughters. We have major trauma counselling every time a spider gets within cooee of our house. I can’t fathom what would happen with snakes….
I’ve dropped by from time to time to quickly read what you’re up to but haven’t commented for a while. I guess you will be heading back to school soon?
Anyway take care. All is well here.
And send us some of that rain will you?
Tim
Its ok Tim….we will send you some rain from SA … good to see you are still around….
C’mon Cindy - you need to post something, anything, to stop the pythons popping up when I type in your URL…….ewwww…..
Hey everyone, with a special “Hi” to Long-time-no-C-Tim.
Internet access severely curtailed with the advent of PS3 online. One modem - two devices. In seperate rooms. I’m refusing to go wi-fi/router for the PS3.
Yes, I agree - too many pythons. I wish someone would tell the pythons!