A man shot and killed a huge 12-foot python after catching it strangling his goat in the bush.
Scott Dame shows off the huge python
A Florida grandfather shot dead a 12-foot snake as it strangled one of his goats before posing with the reptile alongside his family members.
According to
Dailymail, Scott Dame, 63, opened fire on the Burmese python after his 10-year-old grandson found it around 200 yards from his house wrapped around the young female goat.
Dame's first shot managed to uncoil the snake but it took several before it died. The goat had already been strangled. He fired eight shots in total, following the snake as it attempted to slither away after the first round.
Dame, who owns Dame Pest Solutions, filmed the incident and his granddaughter shared footage of it on social media. She told DailyMail.com how it was the second goat from their herd to go missing in quick succession.
'We have lots of animals out here mostly for the kids we have a big family.
'A couple weeks ago one of the goats went missing we thought maybe a Bob cat got it but that was unlikely because there was no sign of a struggle no fur anywhere.
'Recently another goat was missing and when we went to look for it my grandpa caught the snake in action.
'He has lots of experience with wild life but we never thought something like this would show up here!' she said.
The family were at her grandfather's house when her 10-year-old cousin came running in from outside to say he had found the missing goat but that it was being attacked.
Dame grabbed his gun and followed the boy outside. The breed of snake is not native to North America and is most commonly found in parts of Southern Asia.