Killer cat ate rinkhals!!

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Killer cat ate rinkhals!!

Postby fastback » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:00 pm

Hi all

Day before yesterday I got a SMS from my mom.
SAYING. "Dottie (the killer cat) has killed a baby rinkhals she’s eaten half of it- is head poisoness?"
I told her to take it away from the cat ASAP.

The cat left the tail and started eating just after the poo hole (I’m not sure the proper word) and ate up till where my mom took it away from her .which was 3cm away from the start of its head.


1st Question
Somewhere along the line I have heard/read that ingesting venom cannot kill you, as your body enzymes breaks up the toxins. It has got to be injected into the blood stream?

2 question
Would the cat have kept eating the snake and stopped at the head or eaten the head as well?
If so would the venom have done something to the cat? Or is there a natural instinct built in that they won’t eat the head?

Bearing in mind the cats are
A species of 'wild cat” got her mother when she was a couple of weeks/months old??, walking in the road.
The mother mated with the niebours cat giving us a bit watered down wild cats in a since.
But None the less they are wild but tame cats!
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Re: Killer cat ate rinkhals!!

Postby Silvrav » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:38 pm

Mmm, interesting story... do you have pictures by any chance?

I do not know if they cat would have kept on eating, but do know, that if he did, one of the fangs would have most likely punctured either the mouth or internal organs..
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Re: Killer cat ate rinkhals!!

Postby fastback » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:37 pm

I got pictures of the cat! :)
I did not take pictures of the snake or want to post a half eaten snake
on the site as it might offend.
But my mom did take two pictures on her phone.
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Re: Killer cat ate rinkhals!!

Postby charl.dbn » Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:52 pm

agreed..very interesting story..
the 'poo hole' is called the cloaca, anyone correct me if im wrong
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