A mom and daughter had been horrified to see an enormous snake seize their pet cat in a suburban yard with the attack captured on CCTV.
In the footage posted to social media on Thursday, a cat is seen stress-free within the again yard of a property at Buderim on the Sunshine Coast when the mom comes out alarmed that the large snake had snuck up behind it.
As she yells, the snake grabs the cat’s behind, which causes the startled pet to run inside the home whereas trailing the reptile – resulting in horrified screams from a young lady inside.
The footage was posted on the Facebook web page of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 by the business’s founder Stuart McKenzie, who mentioned it was one of many ‘most insane movies’ he had ever seen.
Mr McKenzie revealed the mom and daughter managed to detach the snake from their pet and get the carpet python again exterior earlier than calling him.
‘Thankfully they had been in a position to get the snake off the cat, the cat took off for a little bit of trip and the snake, we ended up relocating – it curled up behind their barbecue,’ Mr McKenzie mentioned.
‘This is likely one of the most spine-tingling loopy movies you’ll ever see.’
The business’s Facebook web page additionally counseled the home homeowners.
‘Honestly, the mum and daughter had been so courageous and did a incredible job,’ the caption to the video learn.
‘It was an excellent effort to assist the cat and never damage the snake.’
A brief clip exhibits the python on the again porch with the mom bolting down the facet of the home to get away from it.
Mr McKenzie took a later video of the python curled up in a seize bag.
‘Now clearly it’s a powerful state of affairs if a pet is ever grabbed by a carpet python however they did the best factor, they had been in a position to safely get the snake off the cat, get the coils of the cat and the snake tried to sleep it off,’ Mr McKenzie mentioned.
The python was launched into bushland.
‘Off you go buddy, no extra grabbing pets please,’ he advised the departing reptile.