dogs and snakes

[SelkirkAlex]

talking about dogs and snakes set my mental gears whirring, years ago I had a friend who lived in Borrowdale a suburb of harare in Zimbabwe as a professional hunter and guide of many years Brian was well known and respected in the safari industry. cut a long story short his constant companion a snow white bull terrier had a litter of puppies. I doubt there were many happier fathers in Zimbabwe. The puppies were duly ensconced in a basket on the porch then one went missing then after a week another went. when he had finished spitting nails he vowed to catch the thief and started spending the night on the porch,in case the the thief returned and lo and behold he did, when one night brian caught an 18' python that was living under the house and was coming out to snack on his much prized puppies

[Nicos]

Good grief!
18'?
We have a few grass snakes which Hibou (our cat) plays with. But there are Vipers here apparently and it does concern me she won't know those are venomous

[veggiechicken]

Sorry Alex, but I can't "like" your post. There are some things I don't want to read about.

[Jungle Jane]

I couldn’t let them out my sight if one went missing,they’d be indoors with me overnight. Talking about dogs,someone I know leaves there back door open when they’re not at home,overnight as well supposedly the dog would scare off intruders but what if they had a big steak,threw it to the dog & gained access or lifted the fence let the dog out & got in. A bit of good news I heard that Cambridgeshire snake that escaped has been found,it was on the news the snake was found in the neighbours tree safe & sound

[Snoop Puss]

We have some venomous types of snakes here. When we first arrived, our cats weren't used to snakes but had seen lizards and geckos. First day here, I go off exploring and a cat comes with me. We spot a snake with its fangs firmly embedded in a toad's head. The cat gets very excited and wants to have a go at the snake. I managed to deter her and frighten off the snake, and in the hullabaloo the toad succeeded in escaping. I spotted it a bit later. Definitely the same toad as it had holes in its head.

I've seen snakes a couple of metres long and thought that was big. An 18-foot python would have me running away.

[Scarlet]

My brother keeps boa constrictors and my son had a corn snake at 5 he lost it 3 times over the years. Once it was gone for a year! I think he managed to stay warm at the back of my freezer that's in the garage. Unfortunately the snake died last year so thankfully I wasn't left with it when he went off to uni.

[Jay-ell]

Did you know Boa constrictors are one of only two types of snakes that have legs?

The other is a Python.

[veggiechicken]

I thought Boas had feathers, like chickens

[Jay-ell]

You're thinking of Tyrannosaurus Rex.

[Gillykat]

I've seen snakes a couple of metres long and thought that was big. An 18-foot python would have me running away.

I used to work in a pet shop many years ago and we had a 12ft python called Sophie. She was very friendly and I would often hold her draped over my shoulders and the feeling of her muscles moving was AMAZING!!!! She was solid muscle and weighed an absolute ton....I could certainly feel my neck & shoulders aching the next day! Awesome creatures!

[Snoop Puss]

^Awesome, yes. But I'm not sure I'd want a big hug from a friendly python!