Snake On The Loose
A large python has been on the loose in Bristol, Pennsylvania for the past couple of weeks. There were initially two pythons that were on the loose, but one, a 9 1/2-foot albino Burmese python, was caught on Wednesday. Officials believe that the pythons are escaped pets.
Residents are scared because one of the pythons apparently has eaten one of the neighborhood cats. The owner of the dead cat believes that the python is underneath her house where she was raising seven kittens. She said that now she can only account for four of the kittens. Residents are worried about their pets and children. Authorities are continuing to try and catch the python.
(Thanks Dana)
June 16th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Just as I said earlier..WHY are these snakes legal as pets in this country???
Why are animal welfare groups silent on this subject? The most common casualties of these snakes are cats and kittens…people’s beloved pets.
June 16th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
If I thought for a minute a python was under my house,it would be me or the snake.I would lay odds on me. My nick name is “mama cougar” when it come to protecting my loved ones.
June 17th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Years ago I was showing homeless pets up for adoption at a pet store for a small local shelter. A teenage boy came by & asked if we had free kittens. I went through the usual line of adoption fees & contracts, & he answered “Oh, never mind, I just need some free ones to feed to my snake”. A new one on me, but now I know it’s out there.
June 17th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
I am a pet lover, but the line between pet lover and whacko has to be drawn somewhere. Predatory animals are NOT pets. Smarten up huh!
June 17th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
I hope the woman has rescued the remaining kittens from under the house so the snake doesn’t get any more of them!
June 18th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Captn’ Carl- FYI, cats are predatory animals, so are dogs. In fact, any animal with forward facing eyes is a predator. Are you suggesting these are all unacceptable as pets?
I do agree that humans should not be kept as pets, tho. Way too much trouble!
July 9th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
thats sad i love animals exspecially cats i have 3…..that is just mean…..i hope they catch that crazy snake….
April 1st, 2009 at 9:28 pm
All mammals, including your beloved pet cats and dogs, are predators and maybe more so than reptiles. I have had dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, gerbils, squirrels, chipmunks, hamsters, rats, ferret, lizard, and snakes for pets. All of them at some point has killed another animal, because that is nature! I buy and feed frozen rats to my pet boa constrictor who was born in captivity and is a pet as much as my pet dogs. The fact is all animals, unless they are vegetarians eat other animals! I love my snake just as much as I do my dog! A dog can do just as much physical damage as a snake! That does not make me a whacko!!