A girl took extreme measures to save her precious guinea pig, fighting off a snake that tried to eat the pet rodent.
Australian radio host Kip Wightmanshared a video on social mediaof his niece, Rosie, protecting her guinea pig in her backyard from a giant reptile, which went viral online with over 8,800 views.
The girl courageously bends down, grabs hold of the snake’s tail, and, to save her guinea pig, begins whirling the reptile in a circle in an attempt to get the snake to drop her pet.
Rosie told7News Australiathat she acted on pure instinct. “Didn’t even think it through. I was just like, ‘grab the snake, grab the snake.'”
Rosie, 12, thinks fast in an effort to save her guinea pig from a large snake.Luke Wightman via Storyful
Luke Wightman via Storyful
The girl’s father, Luke Wightman, said he was alerted to the situation after hearing Rosie “screaming at the top of her lungs.” He went outside to find his daughter “holding [the snake] like a hammer thrower.” Wightman then stepped in to help, and together, the pair freed MaxiBon and threw the snake over their garden wall, according to Storyful.
“I realized that wasn’t ideal [for the neighbors], and I chased after it and watched it slither away unhurt although a little dizzy,” Wightman told the Australian outlet.
Rosie, a 12-year-old from Australia, twirling a large snake in an attempt to free her pet guinea pig.Luke Wightman via Storyful
He described the snake to Storyful as a 2.5-meter python, but the reptile’s exact species remains unclear.
Wightman said “Rosie is doing amazing” following the incident, adding that she was “just super relieved that MaxiBon survived.” As for MaxiBon, he was “also doing fine like nothing happened” and was “chilling with his brother Yochi.”
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Rosie’s dad, Luke Wightman, said he was proud of how brave his daughter acted when a snake attack her pet guinea pig.Luke Wightman via Storyful
He told 7News Australia that he is “proud” Rosie had the “guts to pick up a snake and save her pet’s life.”
source: people.com
