Intervention or interruption? Man in Singapore stops python from killing cat, netizens divided
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A cat was saved, but a snake was probably left hungry.A Marcus Lee took to Facebook on Thursday (Oct 30) to detail his encounter with a python that had just caught its prey.He said he had heard a «yowl that choked into a wet, gurgling gasp» and exIntervention or interruption? Man in Singapore stops python from killing cat, netizens divided
A cat was saved, but a snake was probably left hungry.A Marcus Lee took to Facebook on Thursday (Oct 30) to detail his encounter with a python that had just caught its prey.He said he had heard a «yowl that choked into a wet, gurgling gasp» and expected to see cats squabbling, only to be greeted with one ensnared in a python's grip.After some dilemma, he grabbed the reptile by its tail and tried to «disorient» it. In a video taken from Marcus' point of view, the cat can be heard struggling as he vigorously swung the python around.The cat eventually managed to escape, and the snake slithered into the bushes.«I watched the python, ensuring it was unharmed... I whispered an apology into the darkness, hoping it could accept my trespass for its lost meal. Had it been the snake in distress, I would have fought just as fiercely for it. This was not about choosing sides,» he said. Netizens in the comments section were divided, as some felt he did the right thing, while others questioned his actions. Read more
