Moment Woman Rescues Young Koala From Large Snake
Nell checked the joey for injuries and reunited it with its mother after a python attack, while urging more awareness of koala conservation.
- Brisbane wildlife rescuer Nell saved a baby koala from a python's grip while walking her dog Pluto in Whites Hill Reserve at Camp Hill. She discovered the pair about 15 metres off the footpath after hearing a commotion.
- The mother koala was scratching at a python to protect her joey when Nell intervened. The joey looked "dead in the eyes panicked" during the attack.
- Nell jumped into action, scooping up the joey while unravelling the snake from its grip. She sustained several scratches and bites from the distressed joey during the rescue effort.
- After confirming the joey was breathing and moving correctly, Nell reunited the pair in a nearby tree. She later returned and saw them cuddling, noting "they looked so happy."
- Queensland government guidelines advise against handling native wildlife without expert advice, though Nell hopes the video inspires volunteering and safer lives for koalas. She noted the python was unharmed and able to find a smaller meal elsewhere.
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The images do not show the rescue itself, but end with a happy ending after registering the desperate mother coala when seeing a python wrapped in her cub.
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The Independent (US)Woman rescues koala joey from python’s grip
A woman walking her dog in Brisbane said she rescued a koala joey that was being constricted by a python. Footage filmed on Tuesday (3 November) shows the mother koala pawing at the python. The woman said that she freed the joey by untangling the snake before releasing the koala to a tree. Koalas are listed as endangered in parts of Australia, threatened by habitat loss and disease.
A woman, identified as the conservationist Nell Giret, starred in an impressive rescue: she managed to save a coala pup from...
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