While there are many creatures in and around the city of Melbourne it is rare to see creatures while eating a burger and fries at McDonald's but that is an experience that several people had this past week at the local fast food restaurant. Two men decided to provide some creature entertainment and pulled out a five foot python named Boris in the parking lot and began wrestling him.
Needless to say that visitors to the restaurant were a little shocked by what had been displayed to the point where they notified authorities who quickly arrived on the scene and arrested the two men aged 22 and 24. After arresting the two men, police realized that the python had been stolen from a pet store one day earlier.
Apparently, they believe the men also stole a lizard in the robbery at Totally Reptiles Pet Store, but the lizard has not yet been recovered. And while the owner is still concerned about the lizard she is relieved about Boris' safe return. The black-headed python was a bit cold but appears to be unharmed and is recovering well from back to the pet.
Black headed pythons like Boris are native to Northern Australia and are not venomous; fortunately they only bite when they are hunting their prey. The men who stole him and the restaurant goers were never at any real risk of the large python although at 5 feet long he is very intimidating looking. Charges have been filed against the two men that include burglary and theft but sources have not released the name of these two men at this point.
This bizarre display is not commonplace in Melbourne but just a case of Dumb vs. Dumber as media sources are calling it. As for Melbourne, unless you are visiting one of the area Zoos or pet shops you are not likely to encounter a python or any other large creature from the wild and you will be rare to find creature demonstrations being conducted in local parking lots, but of course as diners found out the hard way, with people anything is possible.
Needless to say that visitors to the restaurant were a little shocked by what had been displayed to the point where they notified authorities who quickly arrived on the scene and arrested the two men aged 22 and 24. After arresting the two men, police realized that the python had been stolen from a pet store one day earlier.
Apparently, they believe the men also stole a lizard in the robbery at Totally Reptiles Pet Store, but the lizard has not yet been recovered. And while the owner is still concerned about the lizard she is relieved about Boris' safe return. The black-headed python was a bit cold but appears to be unharmed and is recovering well from back to the pet.
Black headed pythons like Boris are native to Northern Australia and are not venomous; fortunately they only bite when they are hunting their prey. The men who stole him and the restaurant goers were never at any real risk of the large python although at 5 feet long he is very intimidating looking. Charges have been filed against the two men that include burglary and theft but sources have not released the name of these two men at this point.
This bizarre display is not commonplace in Melbourne but just a case of Dumb vs. Dumber as media sources are calling it. As for Melbourne, unless you are visiting one of the area Zoos or pet shops you are not likely to encounter a python or any other large creature from the wild and you will be rare to find creature demonstrations being conducted in local parking lots, but of course as diners found out the hard way, with people anything is possible.
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