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On Saturday afternoon in a residential suburb north of Brisbane, a possum became dinner for a python, estimated to be more than three metres long.

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That's an amazing story and picture Bruce

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A Snake fought with , killed and ate a crocodile recently


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26413101

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Those carpet snakes are (were?) common as household pets in Queensland because they keep down rodents and unlike cats don't leave fur everywhere.

My first contact with one was in the early 70s when I was staying at a GFs place in Innisfail in N Queensland her younger brother had one which tended to live up in the curtain pelmets. At first I found it rather unnerving sharing the house with quite a large snake but got used to it and even picked it up a few times to move it out of the way.

It really never needed feeding but the boy used to breed mice for it as a lazy treat. They are a python so they crush their prey and are very strong.

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A 3 meter possum, wow

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Are these Pythons native to Australia or are they imported pets like
the ones killing everything going in the Everglades, USA?

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I'll see your croc and raise you a kangaroo


There are a number more such pics here

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No, carpet snakes are a native snake; I don't think we have any exotic snakes we have plenty of native ones.

I think they are only found in northern Australia never heard of them in temperate parts but I don't know that for a fact.

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Anyone been on the receiving of a Purple Possum Picker.