I grew up in New Zealand, a country that does not have snakes, so it was a shock when I saw my first snake in Queensland. Luckily it was a Carpet Python, which is not venomous, but kills prey by wrapping itself around the bird or animal. We were living in the country at a place called Carters Ridge, when my husband and I heard a commotion in the chicken pen. We arrived to find the python had already swallowed…..

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