Drunken fools force python to drink bottle of Carling Black Label lager: Police hunt gang whose stunt likely killed snake

In South Africa, yobs are being hunted for animal cruelty after forcing Carling Black Label lager down the throat of a frightened python.

The gang grabbed the protected, six-foot-long reptile while they were partying in the woods and forced its mouth open to pour beer down its throat.

Snake experts say the reptile’s organs cannot handle alcohol and that it would burn its internal tissues and cause serious damage or death.

The 14-second clip shows two men holding the snake upright and a third man emptying an entire 750ml bottle of Canadian lager down the snake’s throat.

The crowd barks and laughs and one of the tormentors looks ready to pour a second bottle down the throat of the helpless python.

British snake expert Michael Grover said on his reptile website that even a small amount of alcohol can be fatal and cause “disorientation and loss of coordination”.

He said: “If a snake drinks alcohol, it can be fatal as it is highly toxic to it and can cause severe damage to its liver and other organs, leading to organ failure and death.”

The outraged National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) has uploaded the sickening video on its SA website and is appealing for information.

A spokesman said: “This is an endangered or protected species of African rock python that is effectively being tortured and we will bring the full force of the law into play.”

“The snake is force-fed beer and this is clearly cruelty and causes enormous suffering to the python and could very well have resulted in a painful death.”

These drunken losers are being hunted for animal cruelty in South Africa after forcing Carling Black Label lager down the throat of a terrified python.

“A comprehensive investigation is underway and any vital information would be of great help as it is difficult to trace the perpetrators from an anonymous video posted online.”

“The public outcry on social media is clear evidence that animal cruelty is not only not accepted, but also will not be tolerated in South Africa,” he said.

Anyone with information can call the NDPV Special Projects Unit on +27 11 907 3590 or email specialprojects@nscpa.co.za and their identity will be fully protected.

Que Pasa wrote under the video on the NDPV website: “How incredibly despicable.” May these people be dealt with with the strongest hand of the law. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.”

Louise Thompson said: “Absolutely heartbreaking.”

The NDPCA is South Africa’s version of the RDPCA, determined to track down the three men and post the horrific video on websites across the country.

African rattlesnakes are known as TOPS (Threatened or Protected Species) and can grow to over 20 feet in length, weigh over 200 pounds and kill by constricting their prey.

This means that they wrap their coils around their victims and every time the prey exhales, it contracts a little until it runs out of oxygen and usually dies of cardiac arrest.

The non-venomous snakes can deliver a nasty bite when threatened, swallowing large antelopes and even crocodiles. In rare cases, they have also been known to swallow humans.

A snake that hunter KH Krof killed in South Africa in 1958 was 7 meters long and when it was opened, a 1.5 meter long Nile crocodile was found dead!

Penalties for killing pythons range from fines from £2,000 to two nine-year prison sentences for a local person who killed and skinned a python and another who ate its meat to treat back pain.