Popular Post goatfarmer Posted October 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2014 I posted recently about disappearing geese from my garden. Only the geese disappeared. Ducks remain. We speculated that the culprit was either a neighbour or a monitor lizard that recently appeared. However, the true thief was caught this morning with goose in belly: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this. What are your plans for the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 just a non constructive thought how did you find out that bulge was a goose ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Don't kill it...... That long friend also eat rats and mouse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 that long friend as you put it will eat any thing that moves and considers its able to get it down its gullet so maybe your list of possibles could be extended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 hope there's one left for xmas dinner,roast spuds not the same unless cooked in goose fat. how many did he get GF. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted October 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2014 that long friend as you put it will eat any thing that moves and considers its able to get it down its gullet so maybe your list of possibles could be extended Well, but beside goose and chicken it is an advantage to get rid of all the other things. The 5 barking rat sized neighbor dogs are coming in my mind......May I rent this long friend? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Excellent...amazing that the snake has the cognition to differentiate between bird species to eat. I'm sure the duck would have been an easier choice so it must really like the geese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatfarmer Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this. What are your plans for the future? 1. Release the snake in the wild, at least 20km away. 2. Catch its mate. We had two geese disappear on 12th and 13th October respectively. Unlikely it was the same snake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatfarmer Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 just a non constructive thought how did you find out that bulge was a goose ?? We didn't. It was an inference based on the following evidence: The goose disappeared between 7 and 8 am this morning. A trail was found through the grass leading to the snake. The snake was caught. A bulge corresponding to the size of the goose was apparent in the snake. It had occurred to me that the snake might have taken a meal elsewhere and been a mere victim of circumstance, however, I think the chance is remote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatfarmer Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Don't kill it...... That long friend also eat rats and mouse We won't kill it. It will be banished from the realm as punishment for goose-theft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatfarmer Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 hope there's one left for xmas dinner,roast spuds not the same unless cooked in goose fat. how many did he get GF. He got four geese within the last month - all beauties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatfarmer Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Excellent...amazing that the snake has the cognition to differentiate between bird species to eat. I'm sure the duck would have been an easier choice so it must really like the geese So did Gargantua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) A friend lost a hen & 2 chicks to the same type of snake a month ago. He caught the snake & released it elsewhere. It regurgitated the meal en route. A Jack Russell is currently AWOL a few hundred meters away Edited October 29, 2014 by evadgib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim armstrong Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 RIP to the geese. Just love them even if they are noisy and shit everywhere. Sorry for the snake even though I'm scared of them. You'd need to take him a long way from your home so he won't return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 RIP to the geese. Just love them even if they are noisy and shit everywhere. Sorry for the snake even though I'm scared of them. You'd need to take him a long way from your home so he won't return. or better still to the nearest cook pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 There are a number of golf courses in my home state that are plagued with geese who would just love to borrow that snake for a month or two.....as long as it doesn't develop a taste for golf balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We caught a few of these snaked this year and now we lock up all of our birds during the night. The biggest one was 3.5 meters and she ate four full size laying hens in one meal. On the way to the mountain she also regurgitated all four birds. We take them to Pala-u ,lots of wilderness there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporting Dog Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 However, the true thief was caught this morning with goose in belly: she'll probably eat that snake too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusMe Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Congratulations, GF. Mighty glad you're releasing and not killing that snake. Sorry it got the geese, but even much happier you're releasing it. Fantastic applause from me to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Excellent...amazing that the snake has the cognition to differentiate between bird species to eat. I'm sure the duck would have been an easier choice so it must really like the geese Yep. It needs to see a quack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesekraft Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 eat it. It is already delicious, now it has a goose inside. It might be incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this. What are your plans for the future? 1. Release the snake in the wild, at least 20km away. 2. Catch its mate. We had two geese disappear on 12th and 13th October respectively. Unlikely it was the same snake. beautiful snake saw one crossing the road once of a similar size, nice to see its not being killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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