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The John Batchelor Show

#OzWatch: Pet Carpet Pythons who occasionally eat pets. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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#OzWatch: Pet Carpet Pythons who occasionally eat pets. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/dating/pythons-on-the-loose-in-coogee-after-womans-expartner-allegedly-throws-a-tantrum/news-story/a5073cd711901c81a20637d37fe96873

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0:00.0

This is the French-Vistory Debating Society, visiting with Jeremy Zakis in New South Wales,

0:05.8

I'm John Bachelor, and Jeremy is now walked us through the thinking that goes into a fire

0:11.4

season, beginning in springtime into summer, and the peak is January of February.

0:18.4

However, every day is a fire season if you're a humble creature of Australia.

0:24.5

Those fires move very quickly.

0:26.7

One creature, however, is not humble.

0:28.9

And that's the Magpie.

0:30.5

Jeremy has either a grandad or a papa grandad.

0:35.4

Magpie, who allows Jeremy to live nearby him.

0:40.7

Okay, that's how it works.

0:42.5

This Magpie has decided that Jeremy and his family are acceptable.

0:46.6

More to the point, this Magpie has decided that Jeremy's dog's toys are an entertainment.

0:53.8

Now Jeremy, send me a picture of the Magpie playing with your pup's toys.

0:58.0

There's a pup mind this.

1:00.2

This is the fantastic bit, John.

1:02.4

No, the pup actually loves to watch the Magpie.

1:05.1

And I've caught the two of them outside together where I have our dog Dallas just sitting

1:09.1

there on the patio happy.

1:11.0

The Magpie will just be sitting on the lawn or on the neighbor's fence just watching.

1:16.0

And he'll come down.

1:17.0

He'll just wander past Dallas.

1:18.0

Dallas won't try and run after him.

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