[Porsche-O-Phile]

F that. If I saw a python trying to kill someone's dog or cat or other pet, sorry - the snake dies. Machete, chainsaw, knife, whatever. You cut the thing in half and it won't be squeezin' nothin' anymore.

My second course of action would be to find where the snake came from and have a very serious "come to Jesus" talk with the owner for either (1) not keeping it well-fed or (2) letting it get out in the first place.

Like I said, nature isn't pretty sometimes. It's a shame to have to kill an animal (even a snake) for doing what comes naturally to it, but a pet is a pet. I think the right course of action would be to intervene.