<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A snake catcher has issued a warning to pet owners after a heartbreaking call-out in Queensland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Susan Wehmeier was called after a carpet python ate a family's beloved kitten at a home in Norman Gardens in Rockhampton at 9.30am yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I love cats, this was just as heartbreaking for me as it was for them," Wehmeier said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sans-souci-three-dead-after-two-car-crash-sydney-south/516beec7-948d-4df3-a955-b69b60dd1b4d"><strong><span>Innocent rideshare driver and passenger killed in triple tragedy</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't want to see any animal taken like that."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It took Wehmeier about 10 minutes to bag the snake before she was able to relocate the reptile to a creek in the area.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They're super defensive when full because they can't move," she said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/snake-catchers-heartbreak-after-python-eats-beloved-family-pet/375301c9-8a5f-48b4-9a66-a93851750c86" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I had to assess where he was, where his head was and try to avoid the bites.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They don't want to be disturbed."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She posted a video of the process to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Sues-Reptile-Rescue-and-Relocations-CQ/61579763741018/" rel="" target="_blank" title="Facebook"><span>Facebook</span></a><span> to educate her followers about the presence of pythons in the area.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When Wehmeier released the snake at the creek, she said it took about 20 minutes to get the reptile out of the bag.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-and-baby-dead-following-crash-in-far-north-queensland/deacec6b-d414-455d-9e45-c590085c4a3f"><strong><span>Woman and toddler dead in Queensland crash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wehmeier, who services central Queensland, said pythons have been particularly prominent in the Yeppoon area recently.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's one spot that gets heaps of carpet pythons," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She urged pet owners to be aware pythons were out and about at all hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They're cruising around, if you do have little animals, lock them up for the night," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It would've happened in the early hours of the morning."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The snake catcher was also called to another job where a carpet python tragically ate a pet duck recently.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> 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