Posted on 07/29/2017 12:29:36 PM PDT by JoeProBono
That one is WAY more than 5 feet long.
I notice you sad HAD a cat...
I thought all you had to do was put its tail in a bucket of hot water
Snakes usually - though not always perfectly - study their prey to get a feel for its size before trying to swallow it. But they don’t see well... and if they are about to shed the lens of their eyes will be cloudy so they can’t see more than shadows. This makes them very defensive. Also, since it is described as a “rescue” it probably is extra agitated by ill treatment or neglect and hunger. Jostled around, it might strike aggressively at the first new thing in its tank, like a snoot. Or ...
It sees this vague thing over the rim of the tank. Mouse? Rat?
Snake flicks its tongue, detects funny minty odor or rat breath, whatever...Chomp...
Also knew a guy that had many large constrictors. Went to his house once and when we walked in he said “Sh*t. “. The 11 foot albino Python wasn’ t in its’ tank. “Help me move the couch, and watch your fingers. “”. He locked his long-haired Dauschund in the bathroom when he went to work. Yeah, an 11 foot Python can get under some doors.
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