Ever heard the saying, curiosity killed the cat? Well in North Queensland, curiosity, and pythons, killed five cats in one month.

Cairns Snake Removals owner David Walton was called out to five properties in January after distraught family members discovered each of their beloved cats had been eaten by a python.

One of the five snakes found to have eaten the family cat. Credit:Cairns Snake Removals

The snakes involved in each incident were Amethystine (Scrub) Pythons, a large non venomous python that lives in north Queensland and feeds on large animals.

The snakes involved were roughly 2.5m long and targeted cats as they are generally "less aware" of predators and more "curious" than their wild counterparts, often walking into carefully planned "ambushes" in outside areas, Mr Walton said.