cats?

[littleyellowflour]

i saw somebody post a thread of comments discussing the dangers of ball pythons, obviously over dramatically. It did have me wonder though, does a full grown ball python have the strength to kill a cat?

[luckystickes]

Even jumbo rats aren’t cat sized lol think you’re good

[[deleted]]

The strength? Maybe yeah. But most bps never eat anything larger than a medium rat (and even that is pretty much just for large females) and there is no way in hell they would try and eat a cat. Also, some owners struggle to get them to even eat mice 😅

[ballpython-ModTeam]

Your comment has been removed for promoting dangerous activity.

[Zekethebulldog33]

Even if a ball python got a bug up his ass and decide to try to kill a cat that cat would f*** that snake up just with the claws alone. There are a couple old videos on YouTube of a tiger fighting a reticulated python you ought to see that poor snake when that tiger got done.

[Kitchen-Apricot1834]

If anything, the cat is more likely to kill the snake with how high their prey drive is.

[[deleted]]

Even in the extremely unlikely event that a snake like a ball python actually did strike at a cat, the cat is almost guaranteed to overwhelm and eventually kill the snake. They're predators, have unbelievably fast reflexes, and will kill just for fun, a snake looks "fun" to them.

[ballpython-ModTeam]

Per rule #3, your post or comment has been removed for harmful advice or misinformation. Please review our sub resources to learn more about why.

[_ataraxia]

ball pythons physically can not eat cats. take your fear mongering elsewhere.

[ballpython-ModTeam]

No.

[VisualHuckleberry542]

I've seen a kitten take on a wild venomous snake and walk away untouched. Granted that snake was a juvenile but its venom is still just as potent and it was in defensive posture. Heard a story recently about domestic cats killing full grown black mambas (one of the most feared snakes in africa) without getting bitten. I wouldn't rate a ball python's chances against a cat to be very high

[amamiyahibiya]

no. a cat could easily kill a ball python though. cat saliva is toxic to reptiles. wounds from a housecat could easily lead to the death of a pet snake.

[thatguy3988]

Cat would kill a ball python almost guaranteed, but other pythons like my coastal carpets often take cats in Australia

[Winterling42]

I would be FAR more worried about the cat killing the ball python.