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A large python was found in a house in Ayutthaya province after it fell through the ceiling. The snake had consumed a rare breed of cat, known as a Khao Manee, before being captured by rescue workers and returned to the wild. The house owner, 33 year old Chonisara Rujinath, was shocked to discover the … …

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I would imagine that cats are a regular part of large pythons diet especially in large built up areas like Bangkok where lots of reticulated pythons live and actually thrive.

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On 9/28/2023 at 4:09 PM, Smiler said:

I would imagine that cats are a regular part of large pythons diet especially in large built up areas like Bangkok where lots of reticulated pythons live and actually thrive.

Retics do eat prey of that size, but it's unlikely they subsist on smaller carnivores, as a primary food source. OTOH they eat mainly rats. 

 

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