Defense Against Animals: 14 Foot Python in Backyard Oklahoma

Ammoland ^ | 25 June, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

A snake this large is a clear and present danger to pets and small children.  While most snakes can be dispatched with a shovel or hoe, I would not want to attempt that with this python.  It might take offense.

A firearm is a stand off weapon that allows you to apply deadly force at a distance.  A picture with the article shows the python was shot in the head, killing it quickly and humanely.

The snake was a surprise for the teen who discovered it. From kfor.com:

“I come outside, and the snake is literally slithering in our yard, and I’m like ‘Oh, no, this is a dream.’ So, I shut the door and open it back up, and it’s for sure not a dream. So, I go tell my dad,” Lara said.

It wasn’t just any snake either but a 14-foot-long python.

“My dad was like ‘Hey, just go get the shovel’ and I was like ‘No, we need the gun. Like, this is a huge snake.’ I didn’t know how long it was at the time, but I knew it was big enough to eat someone, you know,” Lara said.

Lara and his dad shot and buried the snake, something Lara said they felt they had to do with several small kids living in the area.

“This is why we built the fence, for creatures not to get in and for them to actually play safe, and seeing that here is just scary,” Lara said.

[umgud]

Prolly tastes like chicken.

[chronicles]

I have lived in Missouri most of my life but did not know it was illegal to kill a snake!

When we find snakes near our river place we usually kill them to protect our small yorkie.

Right after the house was finished we even found a little snake in the coffee pot.

[beelzepug]

Motorcycle seat.

[marktwain]

Even if they found a warm enough space so as not to die of exposure, they still have to eat.

They could get lucky, I suppose. Maybe in the sewer system in a city?

[Tax-chick]

... they still have to eat.

Not very often, and if it found shelter at a suitable temperature, it could go the whole winter without a meal.

[Nuc 1.1]

Tastes more like frog legs than chicken.