Woman grabs python to save puppy

The owner of a 9-week-old puppy was startled to see him being attacked by a python snake and had to fight the reptile to save the dog. The case occurred on Friday afternoon (27), in the owner’s backyard, in Queensland, Australia.

The video of the moment of the snake’s attack was shared on social networks and shows that the python hid in a pepper plant in the backyard of the residence. The predator makes a quick lunge on the puppy.

The snake coils around the dog’s body, which is called Jasper. The owner, identified as Michelle van Schouwen, does not think twice and, as soon as she hears the mascot’s screams, runs to help him.

“It was just panic, so I ran and when I got to the yard, I kind of froze and screamed. I saw the python wrapping around it. I just wanted to get rid of it and wanted to see how Jasper was doing,” said Michelle, according to the website British Daily Star.

Accompanied by her daughter, who is 13, the owner went to the garden and tried to hit the snake with a roll of Christmas wrapping paper. But the coup did not serve to knock out the predator.

With no other choice, the owner grabbed the python with her own hands and spun it around so she could release Jasper. The plan worked: the snake detached itself from the helpless dog.

However, the puppy still had a deep ear bite and an abrasion that hit one of the lungs.

The family mascot undergoes veterinary treatment to overcome injuries. The python was captured and released in an environmental reserve.