Zena the staffordshire terrier is being hailed a hero after saving her three young Australian owners from a menacing tiger snake.
Zena the warrior dog leapt to the defence of the Schultz children Brendan 7, Jared, 6, and Sarah, 3 stopping the deadly reptile from sliding through an open screen door into the rumpus room where the children were eating their dinner at about 6.30pm on Tuesday.
The siblings' screams of terror on seeing the snake soon turned to tears and cries for help to save their pooch at their Bannockburn home.But Zena's lightning-fast reflexes snapped the snake's spine , preventing it from striking and killing the much-loved pet.
"It was terrifying," mother Patricia said. "I walked into the rumpus room to ask the kids if they wanted anything else to eat and this snake was making its way along the screen door towards the opening.
"The children saw it at the same time. I screamed, the kids screamed and Zena came from no where. She was amazing.
"She gave it one quick snap and then continued to struggle with it. It was barely moving after Zena had let go, so my husband was able to finish it off with the rake."
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