Snake Swallows Maltese Terrier

‘Its belly was bulging – it looked like a great big coconut was inside it. I knew straight away that it had ate Bindi. I felt terrible – it’s not very nice at all to think my little dog went that way.’ – Patty Buntine, bereaved former dog owner.

Patty Buntine from the town of Katherine in Northern Australia, was unpleasantly surprised to discover that a python had swallowed “Bindi”, her pet maltese terrier cross. Her investigation after the disappearance of her dog revealed a reasonably small python with a large dog-shaped bulge. [Metro]