Who do you guys think will win? a baby or a cobra?

[donnydarkoIRL]

That when in need of a meal and their desired food is of a similar size as themselves they lay out beside it to ensure they are longer and able to consume the victim.

[LEGION]

Not trying to argue with you Cuchalain, but snakes don't lat parallel to their prey to see if they are as long as the prey itself, as the prey in the wild isn't going to sit there and let the snake use it as a yardtick to measure it for consumption Pythons and alot of venomous snakes are ambush hunters, so they lay in wait, and either by sight or heat will be able to tell whether the "live thing" is possible prey and will act swiftly.

And snakes like pythons have very slow metabolisms, so they can consume a large meal and not eat for months, but wouldn't normally consume something so big as an adult human, as it would take forever to digest{shoes, clothes, jewelry} and would leave the animal in a vulnerable position as a target. And that girl said the python laid in bed all the time, stretched out next to her. Exactly how long is it going to take to "size up" the "prey"?? It won't take days or weeks, but maybe minutes. So if that snake that girl owned was going to try to eat her it would have happened way before she took it to the vet. The animal was trying to soak up body heat from the woman. Don't forget where the pythons typically live; in jungles with 90-100% humidity and extreme heat. What person who has the choice will have their house set at 100% humidity and 90+ degree temps. on a constant basis? So the animal was probably trying to get to the warmest spot available.

Most humans that get attacked by pythons aren't being attacked to get eaten, but because it is a territorial type thing. Only after a person is squeezed to death will a constrictor go ahead and try to eat an adult human, as this is instinct to eat what has been killed, not because it was actively hunting an adult human. Now a baby or small child I can definately see being consumed, and many stories of that happening in Vietnam and other parts of Asia I have heard. A baby or small child is on par to the size of a large pythons normal size prey in the wild; i.e. pig, goat, etc. Just my 65cents worth of opinion

[:::PSL:::]

Obviously the snake was devenomized and defanged. But dang! that was still disturbing to watch.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I heard a story recently on National radio about a snake that was kept in a house in Ireland. Legion you may be able to validate it's authenticity. The story teller claimed this was 100% true.

A non-venomous snake (I presume a python but am unsure) was kept by a couple for a number of years. The enthusiasts were reasonably well experienced with snakes and were pretty comfortable with this snake.

They had a four/five year old child and he too was very fond of the snake and spent a large amount of time with the snake. The child fell ill and weak and as a result was house and bed bound Having had the snake for even longer than their child the parents were surprised one night to discover the snake had escaped and made foo the child's bed! Upon inspection and unknown to the child the snake had entered it's bed and appeared to be keeping the child warm as it stretched out beside the child. Upon first occurrence the parents were surprised but did not really react. Upon a second occurrence the parents, thinking they had somehow stumbled across a special "caring" reptile consulted a vet/specialist.
They explained their story of and claimed that it was obvious the snake had sensed their child was weak and as they spent so much time together it was trying to protect the child.

The Vet confirmed the snake had indeed sensed the child was very weak, but instead said the behaviour displayed was indicative that the snake was waiting for an opportunity to eat the child!

What is the likelihood of this story being accurate!!!

Sounds like it could be true... I mean, a snake is a reptile and as cool as they are as pets... I wouldn't have my child being babysat by this guy

[donnydarkoIRL]

Thats one big snake!!!

However I must admit I for one felt that snakes on a plane was a good idea in theory and imagined setting a whole crate of snakes on Nicolai Valuev....Just to see if he uses any ape like escape methods