Dog saves toddler from red-belly black snake in Luddenham 19 Nov 09 @ 04:00pm by Caryn Metcalfe
A TODDLER and his dog have formed a lifelong bond after the dog saved the boy from a red-belly black snake.
Ziggy North, 2 1/2, and Mojo, a four-year-old foxy, were playing in their backyard at Luddenham, watched by grandmother Lesley Gibson from the back veranda.
“I came out to bring the washing in and could see Ziggy, then I heard a whip-cracking sound,” she said.
“I went around and could see the snake in the dog’s mouth.
“The dog was shaking the snake and it snapped in half, with the head ending up near Ziggy and it was still moving, before the dog went and grabbed it again.”
Mrs Gibson said while the whole thing happened in only a few seconds, it felt like it was in slow motion.
Ziggy’s mother Koran said the most amazing thing about Mojo protecting Ziggy from the 1.5m snake was that the dog had been moping for the past month after his companion Noodles, a five-year-old mini-foxy, ran away during a storm.
“We were away up the coast and had a babysitter for the dogs, who rang us one night and said there was a massive storm and Noodles ran away,” Mrs North said.
“The neighbours said Mojo just howled and cried. He was just devastated. He’s never been without her.
“For the past three weeks, even when all the kids have been over playing, he’s not the life of it all.”
But since protecting Ziggy, Mojo has perked up again, and loves playing with the toddler.
Mrs North said since he became a hero, she wouldn’t consider replacing Noodles, because of Ziggy and Mojo’s new close bond.
Unlike modern man, dogs know who is a friend and who is an enemy!!
