A pet python in the Australian city of Adelaide has had surgery to remove a pair of BBQ tongs it accidentally ate, according to local media.<\/p>\n
Owner Aaron Rouse was feeding a dead rat to his snake, named Winston, when the reptile swallowed the tongs.<\/p>\n
Mr Rouse enlisted the help of a veterinarian at Adelaide University to perform the operation to extract them.<\/p>\n
“We were able to remove them quite easily once we got the big end out,” Dr Oliver Funnell told ABC news.<\/p>\n
Snakes have the ability regurgitate food if they have a change of heart, but Dr Funnell says he was not confident Winston would be able to regurgitate the tongs “even if he tried”.<\/p>\n
The snake’s owner told local media he was “dumbfounded” when Winston gobbled up the tongs<\/p>\n
The basic shape of the tongs is clearly seen in the X-ray images<\/p>\n
This image shows the serrated edge on one side of the tongs<\/p>\n
Adelaide University veterinarians performed the surgery on Winston<\/p>\n
Winston is said to be on his way to good health<\/p>\n
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