Thursday, September 5, 2024

PYTHON SIGHTINGS INCREASE


 Two  fairly large  pythons have been   seen  sliding   about  Townsville   in recent weeks . The latest encounter , above ,  was  in  Anderson Botanic  Gardens, Mundingburra. It  reared up  out of the grass,much to the surprise of   an  approaching   lady   walking  a  large  dog.  A nearby council  worker  indicated  the  friendly snake,  a  few metres long ,  is  frequently seen  in  the  area, and enjoys a  rent  free  shed .

A  similar sized  snake  was   spotted  on a  busy road  more than a week ago,  not far  from the latest  sighting , and  tried to  bite  a  brave,  concerned   Darwin  man  who  pulled  it  off  the  road   to prevent it  being  run  over .

Two  much smaller pythons , including one  in  a letterbox, were recently reported  in  this  blog. 

 Photo  of  cute  snake at the  top of this  post  supplied by  visiting Top  End  snake  charmer ,Craig.

(Pythons,Townsville, Bite.)