He lamented that many bird and small animal cages are sold without being snake-proof. "In our industry, it's hard seeing so many families lose their pets because of this," he wrote in his post.

A professional snake catcher had a close call when he found a coastal carpet python about to strike a bird in its cage. The incident was reported by People.com after Stuart McKenzie from ...

A female mustache parrot snake was found with “four well-developed eggs,” one of which measured 1.2 inches long, according to the study.

A female mustache parrot snake was found with “four well-developed eggs,” one of which measured 1.2 inches long, according to the study.

McKenzie pointed out that the snake can't be blamed for seeing the bird as a meal: "It cannot differentiate wild birds to pet birds, and is simply trying to feed itself," he wrote.

March 28 (UPI) -- A professional snake catcher in Australia was called out to a home where a pet bird had a close call with a coastal carpet python that squeezed its head into the avian's cage.