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[–] beccaboben@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is there a window with no screens?!?! In Australia?!?! Just imagine all the things climbing in there!!!

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Last week I visited a house overlooking the Georges River, Sydney south. Leafy area. The owners of the house told me they leave the back door open for the cat at night. That's not a cat flap, that's a freaking door open.

Setting aside the free ranging cat especially at night - it's an open door. Anything can just waltz in if they want to. Anything from mozzies to people. And near the water in a leafy area everything is extra here. More bugs. More reptiles. Rats. Possums.

So, yeah. A window with no screens. I believe it. I've seen worse

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago

Anything from mozzies to Ozzies.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Python? Fuck yes, that's a new friend. Even in Australia those aren't venomous and it's already down to cuddle.

[–] python@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

A carpet python too! Those are super smart! 100% friend material

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I once heard of a Python pet "cuddling" with their owners to measure them to see if they would fit in their stomach if eaten. Eventually, the Python ate their owner.

[–] python@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That "sizing up" thing is one of the dumbest urban legends around. Most Pythons are ambush predators - they sit in the grass, wait for prey to scuttle by and strike. They literally don't have any inherent instinct to wait with eating something. Because in the wild, "sizing up" prey just wouldn't work. The prey would be long gone if the snake waited that long.

[–] LuckyDevil@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nice try python... not gonna fool me this time!

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I can promise that's an urban legend. There are no reported cases of a human of any size being eaten by a pet Python. There are a few cases of humans being eaten by large Pythons in the wild, but these are also stupidly rare. A well fed bermese python, the largest common pet Python, can get to 15ft but is still not capable of eating anything larger than a newborn.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

My girlfriend woke up last night to find an anaconda on her leg.

Yes, she mocks me for calling it that.