BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday.
A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coup in New South Wales state to encourage their hen to nest, the Australian Associated Press reported.
The balls disappeared, and the couple found a lumpy-looking carpet python nearby.
They took the 32-inch nonvenomous snake to the nearby Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, where senior veterinarian Michael Pyne operated to remove the balls from the snake's intestine.
The snake was making a speedy recovery, Pyne said.
"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."
katakawan kasi. pati ba naman golf balls eh pagkamalang itlog at kainin. pero kasalanan nung may ari un kasi sya ang naglagay nung golf ball sa loob ng kulungan ng ahas
actually there's a lot of manmade crap which makes species endangered
1. turtles mistake plastic for jellyfish and die from choking or constipation
2. dolphins get trapped in fish lines
3. honeybees get their sugar from coke and softdrinks
napanood ko nga ito sa balita, hehehe, kainin ba naman yung golf balls eh, nghihirap na talaga ang mundo, biruin mo pati ang ahas ramdam ang kahirapan... walang makitang itlog eh golf ballss ang kinain..hehe
----- "the world has a soul, and whoever understand that soul can also understand the language of things"..