Ken Gargett Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Killer rabbits butcher snakes Article from: Cairns PostSean Muir, The Tablelander September 15, 2009 03:36pm A PAIR of rabbits in north Queensland have killed a king brown snake in just minutes, says a boilermaker who witnessed the extraordinary attack. A shocked Armando Del Manso told cairns.com.au: "These are killer rabbits man". For three weeks Mr Del Manso believed his dog was responsible for the dead snakes showing up with teeth marks all over them on his East Barron property's lawn each morning. But it turns out it was a pair of rampaging rabbits killing the snakes. The 42-year-old boilermaker spotted the two wild rabbits attacking a king brown snake. "The snake was raised up in the air in the striking position and the two rabbits worked their way around him and killed him in two minutes," Mr Del Manso said. "I'm gobsmacked, it's absolutely incredible. caught on video in the US has been popular on YouTube.For more on Killer rabbits butcher snakes visit cairns.com Killer snake after rabbit attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo495 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Thanks. Will keep that in mind when visiting Qld. That just adds to the list of deadly animals in Oz - sharks, snakes, spiders, jellyfish, rabbits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Thanks. Will keep that in mind when visiting Qld. That just adds to the list of deadly animals in Oz - sharks, snakes, spiders, jellyfish, rabbits... oh, that is hardly scratching the surface - octopus, platypus, tassie devils, stingrays, stonefish and on and on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo495 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Swine flu too I hear.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Swine flu too I hear.. rampant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo495 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I hear the drop bears are infected now too. That must be why the swine flu is spreading like wildfire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechenman Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 My favorite part of the Holy Grail. Priceless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugboat Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 My favorite part of the Holy Grail. Priceless... I was thinking the same thing and bam! Here it is. Thanks Tigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckymtn22 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 My favorite part of the Holy Grail. Priceless... Harmless little bunny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalebread Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Whoa. Those rabbits are tough. Now I know why Akubra hats are made of rabbit fur felt instead of sheep wool felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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