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JCMach1

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43. my old cat saved my daughter getting bitten by a baby
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 05:58 PM
Jan 2013

Rattlesnake... she was following my daughter on a path between our houses in rural florida. She pounced growled and attacked the snake in site just inches from my daughter's bare feet.

scary samsingh Jan 2013 #1
I am assume this snake wasn't a pet, right? southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #2
From what I can tell, no. "The coastal python (or "carper snake") was captured by a local wildlife Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #5
Article says the snake was released back into the wild so probably not a pet /nt think Jan 2013 #7
Good kitty. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #3
Usually Yahoo comments are a cesspool. But I liked this one: "Get that Kitty some Catnip and a Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #6
I pictured the kitty gingerly pawing at the woman's face. Kooljas Jan 2013 #4
Cats are extraordinary animals. Smarter than dogs, imo, but 5x as stubborn! nt Romulox Jan 2013 #8
Having 2 of them at home this cracks Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #10
Kitten Kooljas Jan 2013 #29
Yikes. Even python bites can be nasty. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #9
and they don't brush them regularly! lastlib Jan 2013 #32
Good kitteh! slackmaster Jan 2013 #11
Fucking snakes. Arkana Jan 2013 #12
Are you saying you've had it with these motherfuckin' snakes on this Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #14
I HATE SNAKES, JOCK! Arkana Jan 2013 #18
I hear you and I used to be able to tolerate Skidmore Jan 2013 #19
Bull snakes can definitely scare the hell out of you. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #37
I startled one coming around into the hall from the kitchen one day. Skidmore Jan 2013 #40
C'mon! Show a little backbone, will ya. N/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #34
Is the NRA calling for a cat in every home? maxrandb Jan 2013 #13
The "NCA" is having a press conference this Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #15
That's great... Is it Sox? MrMickeysMom Jan 2013 #20
I think so. BTW not even he was able to escape the insanity of the 'Puke Congress. Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #22
!!! MrMickeysMom Jan 2013 #23
Looks like a Kitler to me. Kooljas Jan 2013 #30
Now those are terrifying! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #33
They can have my tabby maxrandb Jan 2013 #38
I'm sure your tabby says the same thing about his human. "From my cold dead furry paws!!!" :-p Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #39
Point being maxrandb Jan 2013 #41
Indeed. I also had to edit to add the word "sure". I did not mean to imply Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #42
Go cat! treestar Jan 2013 #16
Good Kittah. tradecenter Jan 2013 #17
Crikey! jpak Jan 2013 #21
Good kitty! Quantess Jan 2013 #24
omfg! nt ecstatic Jan 2013 #25
Snake: An animal that no one not living in isolation without kids need. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #26
This was a wild snake that got in the house, not a pet. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #35
Depends on the snake. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #36
Cats rock! dkf Jan 2013 #27
Yay for the kitties! Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #28
I remember reading that one theory of why cats were domesticated was that they alert on snakes Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #31
my old cat saved my daughter getting bitten by a baby JCMach1 Jan 2013 #43
Your post title says The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #44
lol... baby rattlesnake JCMach1 Jan 2013 #45
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