Golf ball 'eggs' fool snake
2008-01-02 13:20
Brisbane - A snake has been saved by surgery after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said on Wednesday.
A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coup at Nobbys Creek in New South Wales state to encourage their hen to nest, Australian Associated Press reported.
They found the eggs missing last month and a lumpy carpet python nearby.
They took the 80cm non-venomous snake to the nearby Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, where senior veterinarian Michael Pyne operated to remove the balls from the snake's intestine.
Pyne said on Wednesday the snake was making a speedy recovery.
"Those golf balls weren't moving any further; they were stuck where they were," Pyne said.
"If it hadn't been found, it would have died for sure," he added.
- AP