[libstripper]

Worth while reading to avoid political depression. The mum here certainly forgot any depression she might have had. Might be a bit different in TX with a diamondback. The snake, a carpet python is native to Australia.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

But Ms Guthrie insisted that the reptile not be killed and instead it was released back into the wild about 5km from the house.

If this thing isn't afraid of people or doesn't avoid people, it should have been killed.

[Ymani Cricket]

“The snake, not in any way, shape or form, had intended to eat the baby - it was trying to have a group hug,” he told The Daily Telegraph.

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That about sums it up.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Needs to post a snake-free zone sign for the bedroom, that will fix it.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I don’t know how Aussies ever manage to raise any children to adulthood without keeping them sealed in plastic bubbles. The entire continent is virtually overrun with deadly critters and varmints.

[bgill]

Dingos and pythons. Is there anything there that doesn’t eat babies?

The only good snake is a dead one.