Brisbane, Australia - A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs.
A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coop to encourage their hen to nest.
But the eggs disappeared. However, the couple found a lumpy-looking carpet python nearby.
They took the 32-inch nonvenomous snake to the nearby Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, where senior veterinarian Michael Pyne operated to remove the balls from the snake's intestine. The snake was making a speedy.
"Those golf balls weren't moving any further. They were stuck where they were," Pyne said. "If it hadn't been found, it would have died for sure."
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QUOTE (Owlscrying @ Jan 2 2008, 09:14 AM) 
Brisbane, Australia - A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs.
A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coop to encourage their hen to nest.
But the eggs disappeared. However, the couple found a lumpy-looking carpet python nearby.
They took the 32-inch nonvenomous snake to the nearby Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, where senior veterinarian Michael Pyne operated to remove the balls from the snake's intestine. The snake was making a speedy.
"Those golf balls weren't moving any further. They were stuck where they were," Pyne said. "If it hadn't been found, it would have died for sure."
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A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coop to encourage their hen to nest.
But the eggs disappeared. However, the couple found a lumpy-looking carpet python nearby.
They took the 32-inch nonvenomous snake to the nearby Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, where senior veterinarian Michael Pyne operated to remove the balls from the snake's intestine. The snake was making a speedy.
"Those golf balls weren't moving any further. They were stuck where they were," Pyne said. "If it hadn't been found, it would have died for sure."
go
Lol, shame that there are no pictures. I'm only laughing knowing that the snake recovered.
Well, if you're going to place your balls next to your pecker, then have it sacked by a snake and give it an operation to remove your balls...? Where is chemical-licker for this one...?
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