On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Savage wrote: > > <http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686> > > > > Sorry, couldn't resist. > > > Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was > "about the right size for a cat, too". ;) > > So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, > but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time > with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. > Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? Did you miss the size, "a 5m snake"? That's 16 feet for those who don't know metric. I'd be reluctant to confront that at close range. A friend in Singapore years ago lost her cat to a snake. She saw it happen from her third floor balcony, but was not close enough to intervene. Are these snakes a protected species? Is anything stopping the homeowner from going after it with a machete or a gun? -- Sandy Harris, Nanjing, China -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
