A lady had a pet python which stopped eating.
After a while she got concerned and took it to the vet who could find nothing wrong. He wasn't worried and explained that snakes like this can go quite some time without eating and suggested she take it back home, keep a close eye on it and if it still wasn't eating in a week or two to bring it back in again.
So Monday of this week she goes back to the vet who can still find
nothing wrong and asks if there has been any unusual behavour. She says
no. The only thing odd was that a couple of night ago she woke up to find
the snake on the bed beside her. She just picked him up and put him back
in his tank. Wondering if the snake was seeking warmth he asks if it was
curled up on the bed. The lady says "No, that's what was odd. He was lying
straight, up and down the bed."
"Oh." says the vet. "I'm afraid he'll have to be put down."
"Why? What's wrong with him?" the lady asks.
"There's nothing wrong with him." The vet says. "He's just starving
himself in preparation for a big meal. It's perfectly normal."
Confused she asks why he has to be put down.
"That night, on the bed."
"Yes?"
"He was measuring you!"
