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I just had to save my family from a snake
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 292288" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Well done! I just Googled it, it's a beautiful snake.</p><p></p><p>If you can encourage it to stick around then it could keep the numbers of nastier snakes down to a minimum.</p><p></p><p>In Australia (especially on the farms) we encourage Diamond Pythons (or other pythons) to stay because they are so valuable at keeping rats & mice down. </p><p></p><p>I notice that this is a colubrid snake, so it does have fangs (at the rear) so a bite wouldn't be pleasant. However, a snake that is accustomed to kiling by constriction is less likely to bite you if you handle it gently and it doesn't feel threatened. </p><p></p><p>Something to watch out for - if you have small pets. Our village resident (large) Diamond Python tried to eat a neighbour's terrier. Fortunately for the dog, the family children rescued it. We had it attack one of our hens, twice. Unfortunately for the hen, the second attempt the snake took her head-first and she suffocated. However, it was just doing what snakes do, we couldn't fault the snake. It generally leaves our hens alone when they're where they should be.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 292288, member: 1991"] Well done! I just Googled it, it's a beautiful snake. If you can encourage it to stick around then it could keep the numbers of nastier snakes down to a minimum. In Australia (especially on the farms) we encourage Diamond Pythons (or other pythons) to stay because they are so valuable at keeping rats & mice down. I notice that this is a colubrid snake, so it does have fangs (at the rear) so a bite wouldn't be pleasant. However, a snake that is accustomed to kiling by constriction is less likely to bite you if you handle it gently and it doesn't feel threatened. Something to watch out for - if you have small pets. Our village resident (large) Diamond Python tried to eat a neighbour's terrier. Fortunately for the dog, the family children rescued it. We had it attack one of our hens, twice. Unfortunately for the hen, the second attempt the snake took her head-first and she suffocated. However, it was just doing what snakes do, we couldn't fault the snake. It generally leaves our hens alone when they're where they should be. Marg [/QUOTE]
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