Cats do some weird stuff. Oh wait....you came here for something else, didn't you? Filthy minded bastages.
Just an observation...rant here. We've got 3 outside cats. I'm not a cat person but I don't hate em' either. They hang out in the garage. You keep a bowl of Meow Mix poured and take em' to get their $5.00 rabies shot once a year and they're pretty much self-sufficient. Provide some entertainment when you're out working in the yard. About 6 months ago, apparently someone had abandoned some kittens at the end of our road. One takes up at our house and a few days later, twin sister shows up. (Had them fixed right away) Admittedly, they were funny as hell. They'd fight and stalk each other...mess with the grown cat. Now.....
They just kill shit
Anyone who has a cat knows what I'm talking about. If they kill something, they bring it to your doorstep as if showing off their trophy. There's always lizard pieces, mouse entrails, bird parts scattered around our door. These cats are not very big, but 3 days ago I walked out and right there at my feet was one of them with a full grown squirrel in it's mouth. Killed it and drug it up to the door. "Here dude, I got you this squirrel."
Last night, I go out and one of them is chasing a mouse/rat the size of a small hamster around the garage. I'm fine with that. That's what cats are supposed to do...kill mice and keep them away from us. But, I know what will happen and the rodent won't just be killed. It will be stripped Predator style and it's parts placed neatly around the garage on display for all to see. The rat is still very much alive so I put on a work glove and grab it. Take it down the road a bit and fling it into the woods. This morning...
Walk out and there's one of the cats gnawing on a big pile of rat guts on the welcome mat. The hide is fully in tact a few feet away. This time, I sent the dumb ass feline flying out of the garage, courtesy of my size 12's. We live on a street that's basically undeveloped and only has 3 houses on it. We have woods all around us so there are benefits to having them out there. But this is getting ridiculous. A few years ago, one killed a mouse and stored the carcass in mini snags' baseball cleats that were left outside.
Would it help if I bought a Boa Constrictor and kept it in the garage?