Jelly the moggy collars a killer | Mercury – The Voice of Tasmania
JELLY the miracle cat only has eight lives left after a frightening close encounter with a deadly copperhead snake.
Owner Wendy Wallis was outside playing with her children in their Sorell garden on Tuesday when the nine-year-old family pet wandered in through the gate from a paddock.
“At first I thought she had a bird in her mouth, but then I realised it was a snake wrapped twice around her neck and knotted under her chin,” Mrs Wallis said yesterday.
It was the first time she had seen a snake on her property, although her neighbours said they spotted several each year.
Mrs Wallis took a photo of Jelly and the snake through a glass door but did not open it.
“We called the Reptile Rescue people and the guy held the snake’s head with a set of special tongs while he held the tail and unwrapped it from Jelly’s neck,” she said.
Although Jelly showed no signs of having been bitten at first, by yesterday morning she was very sick.
“When we woke up we found her completely paralysed so we rushed her to the vet,” Mrs Wallis said…
Jelly is still at the veterinary clinic being treated with expensive anti-venom and other medications, but is expected to make a full recovery.
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