When I lived in tropical north queensland we had a real problem with large carpet snakes eating our cats. If we caught them early enough you could unwrap the cat and it would recover and we would let the snake go.

The rest of the world is stunned? That is a rather bold claim! Doesn't take away from the severity of the situation though. The situation is dire enough without validating it with grandiose claims.

I have survived 2 floods It is a tough go in minus 20-degree weather I could not imagine having to deal with an apex predator in that situation.