Snake catchers find 5 meter long python that had eaten three cats

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Animal rescue experts were called to a grassy area near the Sri Racha railway station last night after a large snake was found coiled up. 

 

The five meter long python had a large bump. It had consumed three local cats and was having a rest while digesting its meal, reported Thai Rath. 

 

Sawang Pratheep staff took just ten minutes to get the five meter long python into a fertilizer sack to begin its journey back to nature. 

 

The python had been found by a grass cutter who then rushed to tell his mate to call the snake catchers. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

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Have a break, have a quick cat (or 3 slow ones).

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by champers

Hey, bring him over at our soi, plenty to eat all sorts of feral things to eat here, a free buffet...

Can I borrow it for my neighbours house.. Might stop his cat using my front garden as it's toilet. So far the cat's been too quick for the dogs.

20 minutes ago, champers said:

Have a break, have a quick cat (or 3 slow ones).

 

That's up there for post of the year... Made me chuckle ?

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Hey, bring him over at our soi, plenty to eat all sorts of feral things to eat here, a free buffet...

You beat me to it, this snake could live for months on our estate....Respect...!!!

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by Geoffggi

How would they now it had eaten 3 cats without cutting it open ?

Got a load of noisy dogs around here that need eating by something.

That must be Thai 5 metres and not Western metres.

37 minutes ago, Esso49 said:

How would they now it had eaten 3 cats without cutting it open ?

It probably vomited the cats out. They commonly do that when feel threatened.

One thing I don't understand is why cats don't run away and end up serially eaten? There have been numerous stories already.

They didn't cut it open for picture sensitivity. Cats must be pretty slow or very stupid. My cats would have hauled ass just seeing the grass move.

 

Don't suppose it eats mother-in-laws? 

1 hour ago, MaksimMislavsky said:

It probably vomited the cats out. They commonly do that when feel threatened.

One thing I don't understand is why cats don't run away and end up serially eaten? There have been numerous stories already.

Did the picture appear to show the snake had vomited it out ?

Probably 2 metres tops.

My guess is it was too late for animal rescue to save the cats. 

2 hours ago, MaksimMislavsky said:

It probably vomited the cats out. They commonly do that when feel threatened.

One thing I don't understand is why cats don't run away and end up serially eaten? There have been numerous stories already.

Asleep?

Free The Snake .. ?

Is it a burmese python? Apparently those things never stop growing and in Florida they eat deer & alligators

8 hours ago, MaksimMislavsky said:

It probably vomited the cats out. They commonly do that when feel threatened.

One thing I don't understand is why cats don't run away and end up serially eaten? There have been numerous stories already.

Maybe they go catatonic.

10 hours ago, Esso49 said:

How would they now it had eaten 3 cats without cutting it open ?

you really don't know anything about snakes do you??? 

It is easy to see what kind of animals snake eating 

Bon appetite..... 

9 hours ago, Esso49 said:

Did the picture appear to show the snake had vomited it out ?

Would be kinda sensitive stuff. Could have happened in the fertilizer bag after the snake was put there.

Anyway, just a speculation, no specific info being reported. How else could they identify and count the victims, provided the snake wasn't harmed (reportedly taken to be released in natural environment)?

9 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Don't suppose it eats mother-in-laws? 

Big pythons can swallow humans  , we have several examples of that so yes it happens.   Just order a big one to do the job. 

 

15 hours ago, Esso49 said:

How would they now it had eaten 3 cats without cutting it open ?

the three bumps in its belly, maybe cats, maybe puppies..........or s a defense mechanism trying to get away, it regurgitated what it ate.........

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by TunnelRat69

16 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

That must be Thai 5 metres and not Western metres.

I was thinking that too.. looks more like 3 metres one for each cat !!

On 9/20/2018 at 6:43 AM, Tailwagsdog said:

Is it a burmese python? Apparently those things never stop growing and in Florida they eat deer & alligators

It's a reticulated python. They are more slender and tend to go after smaller prey than Burmese, mostly eating rats in the city. On occasion they do eat cats though. 

And there's no way that's 5 meters, obvious from the scale of the people next to it. It's somewhere around 2.5 to 3 meters.