Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/02/01/girl-saves-guinea-pig-from-python.html
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Impressive! That little girl just may be a secret demigod.
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And the snake let go of the guinea pig at the height of the swing and the pig was launched into space.
(You know what comes next…)
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“In space no one can hear you eep.”
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To be fair to the snake, if you didn’t want the guinea pig to be eaten, then perhaps naming it after a delicious snack was a bad idea:
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Can’t win 'em all.
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I honestly can’t decide which of the two animals involved had a worse day, but I do know it could have gone much worse for the guinea pig and much better for the python.
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I love that the local paper went with the following:
(With a spray bottle? Seriously?)
But Rosie is wise beyond her years and speaks for all of us when she says:
“And then when I lifted a spade up, I see this python. And I’m like, ‘Oh, crap”
(Edited for spellingz)
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Wow. That is dedication! And coolness under pressure.
That’s my rodent, python!
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“Oh my, this snake is about to swallow my beloved pet. I should get online and Google ideas for ways to separate reptiles from small animals. Aha! A spray bottle! You two wait right there, I’m going to go check our cleaning supplies!”
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So now I put a big fence up and keep a couple of snake experts in my backyard. It’s obvious from the news that I should have done that before I got the guinea pig.
Of course now every time I fire up the barbie and turn my back, they steal my food. We’re so hungry now we may end up grilling the guinea pig anyway.
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That’s a big guinea pig!
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No wait - this is just an ad for Windex! Ahhh! Where’s the skip ad? Ahhhh!!!
What the snake thought, too.
LoL good one!
With a spade in one hand and a snake on the ground, I think my reaction might have been more terminal for the snake – so, good for that Australian, keeping nature alive.
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Traumatic for everyone involved. 
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