Shocking find in bird cage after 11 canaries disappear
A very hungry python was shamed for slithering into a Queensland bird aviary and having a feast on 11 canaries.
“Yes thats right, not 1...not 2...but 11 Canaries were eaten by this one Carpet Python during the night,” wrote Queensland snake catcher Stuart McKenzie on his Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 Facebook page on Friday night.
Mr McKenzie said he arrived to find the snake so full after his banquet that he could barely move.
“This is a warning to everyone who has pet birds or chickens or even guinea pigs. Please make sure that your pet’s enclosure is snake proof,” he urged.
“1cm by 1cm chicken wire needs to cover all sides to stop snakes getting in.
“Best to check your enclosures now before more and more snakes are on the move looking for an easy meal as the weather warms up!” Mr McKenzie warned.
Many commented on the post, saying snakes were known to make their bodies thin to squeeze through cages, but become stuck, unable to get out with a full belly.
“Poor canaries. They must have been so frightened,” one wrote.
Some defended the snake for its predatory behaviour.
“A snake has to eat unfortunately. I have had a few birds over the years become a snack even in a snake proof cage until they found a hole that a rat has made in the base wall of the aviary,” he wrote. “So guys also check these areas.”
Another recommended bird cages be fitted with snake and mouse mesh that can be bought in a large roll from retailers like Bunnings.
“It does rust after a couple years but you need to keep checking,” one wrote.
Earlier this year, The Snake Catcher Brisbane shared pictures of an “incredibly guilty looking culprit” coiled up inside a lovebird’s cage after being called out to a home in the southwest suburb of Durack.
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