Snakes on a boat

[the dude abides]

Woke up at 2:30. My cat made a strange noise. It was sleeping next to me on the floor of my cabin. Turned on the light and there was a 3 metre python around my cat, the whole snake.
I am in Langkawi. Has anything like this happened to anyone else?
Cat did not make it, neck broken, and I'm heart broken.

[tp12]

Originally Posted by the dude abides

Woke up at 2:30. My cat made a strange noise. It was sleeping next to me on the floor of my cabin. Turned on the light and there was a 3 metre python around my cat, the whole snake.
I am in Langkawi. Has anything like this happened to anyone else?
Cat did not make it, neck broken, and I'm heart broken.Attachment 209334

Sorry to hear about your kitty cat. I'd be heartbroken too.

[Paul L]

Sorry to hear about your kitty. What an experience.

Were you anchored or in a berth?

[hpeer]

Boat adjacent to us in Delaware had a 6’ snake in the cockpit one morning. I picked it up and threw it out.

Another time I had a snake crawl up our chain and wraps himself around it over the roller. I had a hard time to get him out, it was chilly and he didn’t want to go in the water. That was North Carolina.

[MV Wanderlust]

Yikes! How unfortunate. Sorry about the loss of your kitty.

[zeehag]

thankfully mine didnot get my cat..it was wrapped around a cleat on deck and i ridded boat of it before it got anything tasty. came to me from a 'cane outflow in barra de navidad.
i sleep with my companionway doors shut.
horrible way to awaken with cat being killed. r i p cat.

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by the dude abides

Woke up at 2:30. My cat made a strange noise. It was sleeping next to me on the floor of my cabin. Turned on the light and there was a 3 metre python around my cat, the whole snake.
I am in Langkawi. Has anything like this happened to anyone else?
Cat did not make it, neck broken, and I'm heart broken.Attachment 209334

Sorry about the kitty. At 3 meters it might have been you in your sleep.

[inchcailloch]

Sounds scarey. Yet why not make a sequel to Snakes on a Plane......the money may keep you cruising longer

[warren5421]

is the snake dead? Kitty needs its enemy's bodies to pave the way to the happy hunting grounds.

[zeehag]

Originally Posted by warren5421

is the snake dead? Kitty needs its enemy's bodies to pave the way to the happy hunting grounds.

besides isnt it spozedto taste like chikkin?? i'd'a eaten the damned snake just to get even.
i gather slitherqueen got cat well trapped before cat could awaken.
time to eat snake. share with locals.

[alansmith]

That would freak anyone out. What an unhappy ending for the Cat. My dog died four years ago and I still can't bring myself to get another dog. He was one of the finest creatures to ever walk this earth. Loved him as a son. People who don't love animals don't know what they are missing....and perhaps just as well.

[BugzyCan]

Just a snake doing what it normally does, you can't get mad at it. Sad about the kitty though, you would think kitty would have woken up from the first touch, they are normally quite nervous, guess the snake was quicker or kitty had been on the boat long enough to become complacent.

RIP fuzzball.

[Simi 60]

Originally Posted by Paul L

Were you anchored or in a berth?

Interested as well.

We never use marinas but do have a cat

[patprice]

Originally Posted by BugzyCan

Just a snake doing what it normally does, you can't get mad at it. Sad about the kitty though, you would think kitty would have woken up from the first touch, they are normally quite nervous, guess the snake was quicker or kitty had been on the boat long enough to become complacent.

RIP fuzzball.

Maybe but I reckon a snake sliding into a yacht (in a marina presumably) and taking the kitty is not what one expects. This is not normal.

[CarinaPDX]

So sorry about the cat - our pets are family.

Pythons are pretty powerful but for scary I would be concerned about poisonous snakes. Back in 1994 another boat in Costa Rica had a poisonous water snake slither aboard and sun itself on the solar panels. These snakes originated in Asia and are deadly even to humans. One of many reasons to screen every opening on a boat.

Greg