Two funny animal stories

It's no wonder I'm petrified of snakes. Okay, I realize that no pythons are slithering along the streets of Philadelphia, but this is still pretty creepy.

Villagers in Malaysia discovered this 23-foot python in a village near Kalua Lampur after 11 guard dogs who were guarding a fruit orchard were missing. Soon, this mammoth snake was found, Reuters reported last Friday.

The snake was not harmed - it was turned over to wildlife officials.

I wonder what the late Steve Irwin would have done with a snake like this? Something tells me he wouldn't have been crawling around in the mud with it.

This next story had me laughing this morning, because it had me thinking about our temperamental, funny man - our cat, Jaws.

A depressed cat in England was recently perked up with the help of Prozac. Twiglet (right), a 15-pound, 12-year old tabby, developed strong anxiety after being attacked by another cat in the neighborhood. After coming home with a broken tail and clumps of missing fur, her owner took her to the vet and treatment, and the vet prescribed a Prozac-like medicine, amitriptyline, along with a strict diet.

The cat shed seven pounds, was administered one pill a day, and cheered up even more when the bully tabby moved away.

Can the "ask your vet about Prozac" commercials be far behind?

And, our Jaws weighs nearly 20 pounds. Is he obese? I'm always reading about how 15-pound cats are considered too fat. So, what's 20?