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'I didn't really think about it': Video shows woman rescue puppy from snake's grip
A puppy's life was saved thanks to a quick-acting woman who pulled him from the grip of a snake.Security cameras show Alfie, a 12-week-old Jack Russell terrier, running past the snake, which attacks in a split-second.The snake quickly wound itself around the tiny dog as Alfie began screaming.That's when Carolyn Kong came running.Kong said she didn't think twice before grabbing Alfie and flinging the snake aside, even though she said she's terrified of snakes."As I grabbed him, I felt the snake wrapped around him," she told Australia's 9News."I didn't really think about it. It was quick and it had wound itself" around the dog.Snake catcher Mitchell Thorburn said he doesn't recommend people handling snakes, in the event they turn out to be venomous, but understands pet owners are protective of their furry family members.But Kong said that "in the heat of the moment, you just have to act and do what you gotta do.""He's a sweet little thing, and he's a part of our family, so, I just had to save him."
BRISBANE, QLD —
A puppy's life was saved thanks to a quick-acting woman who pulled him from the grip of a snake.
Security cameras show Alfie, a 12-week-old Jack Russell terrier, running past the snake, which attacks in a split-second.
This woman ran 19 miles of a marathon carrying a lost puppy
The snake quickly wound itself around the tiny dog as Alfie began screaming.
That's when Carolyn Kong came running.
Kong said she didn't think twice before grabbing Alfie and flinging the snake aside, even though she said she's terrified of snakes.
"As I grabbed him, I felt the snake wrapped around him," she told Australia's 9News.
"I didn't really think about it. It was quick and it had wound itself" around the dog.
Snake catcher Mitchell Thorburn said he doesn't recommend people handling snakes, in the event they turn out to be venomous, but understands pet owners are protective of their furry family members.
But Kong said that "in the heat of the moment, you just have to act and do what you gotta do."
"He's a sweet little thing, and he's a part of our family, so, I just had to save him."
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