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Mr. Mugo and the snake… | 2 Comments

Posted in Life on 16th July 2004, 11:38 am by

One fine day we returned from town to find our cat Mr. Mugo playing with a strange and yet recognisable shape on our driveway. I first of all thought that it was a toy snake; you know the rubbery plastic ones, and we do have a lot of children in our neighbourhood.

When I took a proper look I realised it was actually a grass snake that he had found and killed. This cat of ours thinks he’s a mongoose!

Diagram 1 - Mr Mugo and the snake

Diagram 1 – Mr Mugo sniffs his kill.

Diagram 2 - Mr Mugo and the snake two

Diagram 2 – Mr Mugo looks for the exit!

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  • Jeb

    I have a cat called barnaby he often kills and eats moths and flys. I can’t even swat a fly that easily and he can do it in seconds. I ‘ve never seen a cat kill a snake before though!

  • jimbobnacious

    Hello stu, how are you, it’s been a while! I was just checking out your site and thought I’d say a quick hello! It all looks good and makes little sense to me! Your cat is a crazy snake killing monster – AARGGHHHHH!!!!!!!

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