Postscript: Burmese Python!

When we went camping in Sai Kung West Country park, Rika and Hannah asked me if there would be any snakes.   And I confidently said "No.  Don't worry", and we didn't worry about snakes when we camped in our tent by the bush.

But it turns out that Burmese Pythons, one of the worlds 5 largest largest snakes, live in the park.  And recently, a short distance away from where we camped, at least one giant python has been attacking and killing dogs heavier than Hannah.  

"A pet dog has been crushed to death in front of its owner and her two young children in the second attack by a huge python in Sai Kung West Country Park in less than a fortnight.   Katie Heyring told of how her family pet, Charlie, was killed by the five-metre-long snake as she was out walking near Pak Tam Chung with son Kaspar, five, and daughter Kaia, seven, and their four other dogs on Saturday."    Scmp 19-May-14 (link)


"There have been at least two reported python attacks in recent weeks. Pet owner Courtney Link saved her dog Dexter, which was bitten by a five-metre-long python, by stabbing the snake with a pocket knife."

Dexter with snake bite injury

Charlie was 28kg and Dexter is 24kg vs 21kg for Hannah.

In Quarry Bay, a Burmese python ended up on the promenade, much to residents' alarm, after torrential rains may have washed it down the hillsides. Non-venomous but with a powerful grip, the snake bit a handler in the leg as it was being taken away to a wildlife sanctuary last week".