Thai lady survives being caught by giant python for hours
A huge python has wrapped itself around a woman in Thailand, who spent hours in the reptiles clutches before being freed.
Updated 2024-Oct-06 19:00
Thai lady survives being caught by giant python for hours.
Smaller pythons in AAP feed on tiny mammals like rats while bigger snakes hunt larger prey like pigs deer and even domestic dogs and cats.
It is rare for humans to be attacked. The reticulated python which is the biggest snake in Thailand typically measures between 1.5 meters and can weigh up to around 75 kilograms. They have been discovered to measure up to 10 meters in length and weigh 130 kilograms.
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It is not rare to come across snakes in Thailand and government data shows that 26 individuals lost their lives from venomous snake attacks in 2023.In 2023 12 000 individuals received medical attention for venomous bites from snakes and other creatures.
After being treated for multiple bites she seemed unharmed in videos where she spoke to Thai media soon after the attack.
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Altogether Arom was in the grip of the python for approximately two hours on Tuesday night before being released.
Police mentioned that they were unable to capture it. Police and animal control officers utilized a crowbar to strike the snake s head until it let go and slithered off.
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Arom Arunroj was preparing to do her dinner dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see the huge snake taking hold of her.
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The snake was extremely large. Police Major Sergeant Anusorn Wongmalee of the Phra Samut Chedi Police Station in Samut Prakan a province south of Bangkok expressed astonishment upon discovering the woman restrained on the ground with the python coiling around her.
When police officer Anusorn Wongmalee arrived he reported to The Associated Press on Thursday that Arom was still standing next to her door appearing tired and pale with the snake wrapped around her.
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Leaning against her kitchen door Arom cried out for assistance until a neighbor passing by an hour and a half later heard her screams and alerted the authorities.
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