A 7-meter-long (23-foot-long) python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia, a village official said Saturday.
The victim, 54-year-old Wa Tiba, went missing while checking her vegetable garden near her village on Muna island in Southeast Sulawesi province on Thursday evening, according to the village chief, Faris.
On Friday, her family went to look for her at the garden but found only her belongings, including sandals and a flashlight, said Faris, who uses a single name.
The family and villagers launched a search for the woman, and found the snake with a bloated belly about 50 meters (yards) from where her belongings were found.
The villagers killed the snake and carried it to the village.
“When they cut open the snake’s belly they found Tiba’s body still intact with all her clothes,” Faris said. “She was swallowed first from her head.”
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Videos posted on some websites showed villagers slicing open the python’s carcass to reveal the woman’s body.
Faris said the victim’s garden, about 1 kilometer (half a mile) from her house, is located in a rocky area with caves and cliffs believed to contain many snakes.
Reticulated pythons, which are widespread in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, grab onto their prey with dozens of sharp curved teeth and then squeeze it to death before swallowing it whole.
Reports of humans being killed by pythons are extremely rare. In the wild they are known to eat monkeys, pigs and other mammals.
It was the second python attack on a human in Indonesia since March last year, when a 25-year-old man was swallowed whole by a python in West Sulawesi province.
(AP)
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I understand that YWN does not limit its editorial content to articles exclusively on matters affecting yidden, yiddeshkeit or general secular matters, but of what possible interest is this horrific video? This is more appropriate for those tabloid magazines at the checkout counter. For those living in South Florida where there is a proliferation of Asian Pythons, although of slightly smaller size, maybe its time to do Tshuvah or else forego gardening.
Disgusting!!! Why did I watch this?
Never thought I’d say this, but I agree with Gadolhadorah on this issue.
think 2. I believe this poses a halachic question. Does one make a bracha if he swallows or does he need to chew and then swallow? (question pertains to food only). Seriously I agree with you.
Oh man this weeks parsha with the snakes
Utterly vile
why on earth would this video be on a frum website to say the story is one thing but why show this video !!!!
YWN What’s the point of showing us this? you guys are bored or something? these things happen daily with people who live in the jungle. This website is becoming as bad as watching TV. I would expect to watch this on Discovery Channel or Animal Channel, not yeshiva world. Shame!
tabern
If one is concerned about this happening to him, in which Shemoneh Esrei blessing would you add the request for protection?
This is the Parsha of the N’chash Hanechoshes! Just interesting connection!
Yet another gross editorial oversight from YWN. Please delete this article and especially the embedded video.
I think they put this video on just to get a united opinion from all of us! something that probably never happened before! but for real, they should take this video off already!!!
Ii also agree with this being inappropriate