UPDATE ON HOUDINI THE "VERY MELLOW" ELECTRIC-BLANKET-EATING SNAKE
Houdini is doing better.
UPDATED UPDATE: Here's a photo, pre-surgery, courtesy of Jessica Adelman)
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July 20, 2006
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Posted by: Sondra | July 20, 2006 at 09:11 AM
Houdini made the blanket disappear???
Robin Williams: "Blanket come aaaayyyyooouuuuutt!"
Posted by: Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa | July 20, 2006 at 09:25 AM
I needed that X-ray picture goodness...
Posted by: Higgy | July 20, 2006 at 09:28 AM
after the sugury, they plugged the electric blanket back in...and it worked...so they wrapped it around the balnket so he could recooperate...
Posted by: Chaz | July 20, 2006 at 09:30 AM
Mom, this electric blanket smells funny!!
Posted by: obi wan | July 20, 2006 at 09:42 AM
*wonders what would have happened if he'd bit into a wall socket*
Posted by: Kibby F5™ | July 20, 2006 at 09:44 AM
Maybe they should just get the snake a heat lamp. Something fuzzy and warm probably just makes him hungry.
Posted by: Somewhere North | July 20, 2006 at 10:03 AM
*snork* to all, especially Sondra
(Higgy, I agree with you.)
Posted by: MOTW | July 20, 2006 at 10:34 AM
Houdini's Tummy is a good name for a rock band.
Posted by: Walter | July 20, 2006 at 10:52 AM
They call me mellow fellow ♫
I'm brown and black and yellow
Posted by: MOTW | July 20, 2006 at 10:54 AM
This reminds me of an interesting story that a veterinanrian once told me about her days in veterinary medical school. On topic of snakes swallowing interesting items, she told me that apprently a python had swallowed it's owners peronal vibration device. After undergoing surgery to remove the device, unfortunately, the snake passed away. When they went to let the owner know, she asked if she could have her device back.
All i could think was, EEEW gross. Why would anyone want it back?
Posted by: vanityball | July 20, 2006 at 11:09 AM
I'm thinking that a snake dumb enough to eat a blanket should be allowed to die, but maybe I'm just biased against large snakes who will eat anything.
Posted by: OkieDokie | July 20, 2006 at 11:20 AM
Vanityball: I stared at 'peronal' for five minutes trying to figure out what it was a euphemism for... (peri-anal?) Then I got my 'S' in gear...
Posted by: CandyT | July 20, 2006 at 11:40 AM
Houdini: BUUUURP. ugh, what was that. it kinda tasted funny.
Posted by: queensbee | July 20, 2006 at 12:07 PM
The Electric Blanket-Eating Snakes.
WBAGNFARB
Posted by: Brian | July 20, 2006 at 12:25 PM
I blame vorpal warming.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | July 20, 2006 at 12:45 PM
OK, Annie, ya got me again. What the hell is "vorpal".
My education must have been so lacking.
Posted by: blurkernomore | July 20, 2006 at 12:49 PM
It's from Jabberwocky - "with his vorpal sword" - it means deadly...also used to refer to the rabbit in Monty Python.
and thank you for being honest enough to ask and not pretending that you knew.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | July 20, 2006 at 12:51 PM
See, now I know.
And I can *snork* at the dual reference.
Posted by: blurkernomore | July 20, 2006 at 12:54 PM
I didn't know either.
Thank you blurker. :)
Posted by: Eleanor | July 20, 2006 at 01:52 PM
So if the blanket ate the snake would surgeons try to save it or would they just pull the plug?
Another victory for the snake lobby.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | July 20, 2006 at 02:11 PM
Championship *snork* of obscurity to the AWBH.
Posted by: CJrun | July 20, 2006 at 08:23 PM
Additional quote attributed to the snake's owner, from local Idaho paper, "Somehow he was able to unplug the electric cord. He at least wasn't hooked up to the power. It might have been pretty warm there."
Snakes got hands?
Posted by: shellann | July 20, 2006 at 09:34 PM
The owner says the snake is "very friendly". Now, how do you know when a python is being friendly and when he's just sizing you up as dinner??
Posted by: Val | July 21, 2006 at 12:40 AM
*buurp!*
Tastes like chicken!
Posted by: Kibby F5™ | July 21, 2006 at 08:38 AM