Twelve-year-old girl wrestles with snake to save her pet

A courageous rescue has unfolded in an Aussie backyard as a 12-year-old girl bravely battled a massive snake to free her pet.

A courageous rescue has unfolded in the backyard of radio star Kip Wightman’s family home, where his niece, Rosie, bravely battled a snake to free her pet guinea pig from its clutches.

The dramatic incident, captured on the home’s CCTV, occurred last Sunday at their Eumundi residence on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

In a video shared on the KIIS FM breakfast host’s Instagram on Wednesday, Rosie can be seen casually approaching the backyard shrubs before discovering her guinea pig, Maxibon, in the jaws of a snake.

A brave 12-year-old girl named Rosie rescued her pet guinea pig from the jaws of a snake in the backyard of Kip Wightman’s family home. Picture: Kip Wightman

The incident was captured in a video shared on the KIIS FM breakfast host’s Instagram and has garnered thousands of views and comments praising the girl’s bravery. Picture: Kip Wightman

The brave 12-year-old then swung the snake around to free her beloved pet.

A garden stool toppled during the struggle, and a black poodle sought cover as Rosie continued her courageous efforts.

Moments later, Rosie’s parents rushed to the scene.

Rosie’s parents rushed to the scene, freeing Maxibon and allowing the pet to scurry back to safety. Picture: Kip Wightman

Her dad removed the snake from Maxibon, allowing the pet to scurry back to safety in the shrubs while the snake slithered away.

Visibly shocked, Rosie and her dad checked on Maxibon, and Wightman’s Instagram post documenting the ordeal has garnered thousands of views and numerous comments praising Rosie’s bravery.

One user exclaimed: “Well done, Rosie! What a legend you are!”.

Another commented on her courage, saying: “She’s much braver than me; I would have just run screaming. I can imagine the noise of this chaotic scene – incredible young lady!”