Watch: 18-year-old snake has beach towel removed by vet
The jungle python was saved after swallowing an entire beach towel.
A greedy pet python was saved by a vet after swallowing a beach towel.
The horrifying moment the towel was pulled from the snake’s throat was filmed by the team at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (Sash) in Sydney.
Monty, an 18-year-old jungle python, was taken to the vet the day after her owner suspected she had eaten something she shouldn’t have.
A flexible endoscope was placed down Monty’s gastrointestinal tract, to allow the vets to see the end of the towel sitting in her stomach.
A spokeswoman for Sash said: “The snake ate the towel of her own accord. She has never done anything like this before.
“This was a life-saving procedure. If we had not been able to remove the towel, Monty would not have survived.”
Monty has recovered well and is now back to eating normally.
