We had a home in Cairns, FNQ – Far North Queensland. Very tropical with lush rainforest everywhere. Of course in rainforests you get plenty of pythons…..

This story with some photos appeared in newspapers and other media outlets all around the world at the time, plus in a reptile mag – my 15 minutes!

Went through your shots again awesome….fantastic detail..

I was a little nervous as had crawled under the boganvilla and took the shots prone on my stomach, always thinking where the heck is Slytherin who is two and and half to three times the size of this python…your description is spot on the undulating of the body is quite, gothic and fascinating….I did think of turning on the movie aspect of the camera but was not sure of the lighting as had a torch in my teeth….

Do you think we could be called the Medusa girls…..!!

Did you touch it? I couldn’t resist and they are very warm and soft. Off to have a look now.

Thanks Tazar and Lizzie!

These are great shots….

Yes, it is hard to see any animal suffering, but to live with the Beak and Feather disease for any length of time means slowing starving or dying of thirst. The pythons are simply weeding out the weak and dying. These infected birds also spread the disease to healthy birds, so it is best they are removed from the population.

Dosen’t make it any easier to witness though.