She’s just cruising waiting for a wave … for the perfect wave,” he said. “The man was brought to our attention when he appeared in local media taking his python into the surf,” said senior wildlife officer Jonathan McDonald. “Snakes are obviously cold-blooded animals, and while they can swim, reptiles generally avoid water,” he said. The non-venomous species lives almost everywhere in Australia except Tasmania and mostly eats smaller animals such as rats, possums, birds and lizards. Fuiza previously told Nine News he believed Shiva enjoyed the water, saying she never hissed while surfing – something she does when annoyed.

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Persons: Higor Fiuza, Shiva, Fiuza, “, ”, Jonathan McDonald, Fuiza Organizations: CNN, Nine, Queensland’s Department of Environment, Science, Nine News Locations: Queensland, Australia, Tasmania