This happened about a year ago.
Tessa was playing on the verandah.
‘Mum, there’s a snake down there’, she said as she lay on the floorboards, peering through the cracks between the planks.
The snake was eating a live frog (they taste better fresh). The snake had more than half of the frog in its mouth.
Mum (me) in a tizz gets Dad (Andrew).
Andy the Great (aka Super Shirl) comes to the rescue of frog (ps. don’t tell me we shouldn’t do this – we know 🙂 )
Snake scurries off under neighbours car (sorry Henry).
Tessa checks on the slightly squished frog
Tessa poured some water over the frog to make him feel better.
The frog took a couple of minutes to get over the shock and proceeded to climb back up to his spot under the verandah.
The end.
Gabe Feathers McGee 
Lovely!
Thanks Adeeyoyo 🙂
oh look at the expression on the frog’s wee face!
Juliet
Crafty Green Poet
He was one misshapen froggy Juliet but snapped back into original shape in no time – amazing really 😉
cool, don’t forget to spare the legs for me plz^^
who are you again – haha!
a good story, from the frog’ view could be a horror story but with a happy ending.
Thanks Ben – I’ve been meaning to put it up for months and months.
Get away from that frog Gilles-Marie! hahaha
Hahaha Val (ps I think I’ve worked out who the frenemy is 😉 )
now that is cool photojournalism! i’m sure the little frog was
appreciative, thinking ‘wow, that was close!’. good thing you happened to catch the action before it was too late. happy little frog gets a second chance, and he does look happy! great photos!
I’m so brave aren’t I tipota – standing from a distance taking the photos – hahahaha. Thanks 🙂
One of the most heartwarming stories I have ever read. A froggy snatched from the jaws of death by the intrepid Shirl. That man is a superhero. You rule, dude!
Haha – he is a superhero for sure Selma 🙂 I could write a few stories about Shirl and his heroic deeds.
Oh my goodness – such an action packed story!! I’m glad the frog got to see another day … snakes can be far too greedy for their own good sometimes! 😉
Thanks Tracey – it was a harmless tree snake (well not for the frog) but I still don’t like them around the house – we have one who just this week has decided to live in and around the frog pond.
wow. aloha Gabrielle – wow, i like this photo journey. harrowing, thoughtful and fun too. as much as we all know life sustains life, i like the idea that children can also understand compassion – and see that as adults we can understand – and sometimes act with compassion too. i think this photo journey and story says a lot about compassion for both the frog and the snake. something i think we human beings could use a lot more of in our world – and at all levels of life. cool (and fun too). aloha.
Thank you Rick for your thoughtful and thought provoking answer – you get 5/5 for that comment – haha (aloha to you too).
That frog is going to love you forever!
Yes, we have a whole big frog fan club at the Frog Lodge Aletha 🙂