BRISBANE, Australia (AP)—A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday.
A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coup in New South Wales state to encourage their hen to nest, the Australian Associated Press reported.
The balls disappeared, and the couple found a lumpy-looking carpet python nearby.
They took the 32-inch nonvenomous snake to the nearby Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, where senior veterinarian Michael Pyne operated to remove the balls from the snake's intestine.
The snake was making a speedy recovery, Pyne said.
"Those golf balls weren't moving any further. They were stuck where they were," Pyne said. "If it hadn't been found, it would have died for sure."
译文:
蟒蛇误食高尔夫球，被迫剖腹
布里斯班，澳大利亚（美联社）--在澳大利亚，周三一名兽医说，一条蛇因为把四颗高尔夫球当作鸡蛋吞下，经过外科手术后，它才获救。澳大利亚联合新闻社报道，一对新南威尔士州的夫妇将球放在鸡窝中以刺激他们的母鸡下蛋。
球不见了，夫妇却发现在附近有一条身形凹凸不平的地毯蟒。
他们将这条长达32英寸的无毒蟒蛇带到了附近的可伦宾野生动物保护区，资深兽医Michael Pyne为其手术取出了蛇肠胃中的高尔夫球。
Pyne说，该条蛇的痊愈速度很快。
Pyne说：“那些高尔夫球没有往内部移动。它们还停留在原处。如果说没有找到高尔夫球的话，它肯定会死掉的。”