Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia

[anatta]

Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia

Farida, a mother of four, had gone missing and was later found fully clothed inside the reticulated python after its stomach was cut open.

www.scmp.com

A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said on Saturday.

The husband of 45-year-old Farida and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her on Friday inside the reticulated python, which measured around five metres (16 feet).

The mother of four had gone missing on Thursday night and failed to return home, forcing a search effort, village head Suardi Rosi said.


Her husband “found her belongings ... which made him suspicious. The villagers then searched the area. They soon spotted a python with a large belly”, Suardi said.


“They agreed to cut open the python’s stomach. As soon as they did, Farida’s head was immediately visible.”

Farida was found fully clothed inside the snake

 

[j brown's body]

Just finished a novel about this very thing.

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen

At the height of Palm Beach’s charity ball season, Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, a prominent member of geriatric high society, suddenly vanishes during a swank gala. Kiki Pew was a founding member of the Potussies, a group of women dedicated to supporting the President, who spends half the year at the...

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[anatta]

Just finished a novel about this very thing.

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen

At the height of Palm Beach’s charity ball season, Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, a prominent member of geriatric high society, suddenly vanishes during a swank gala. Kiki Pew was a founding member of the Potussies, a group of women dedicated to supporting the President, who spends half the year at the...

carlhiaasen.com

Ill have to read it. I love Hiaasen. I was thinking about the pythons in the Everglades when I posted this
They swallow gators whole, and frequently blow up from doing so

 

[j brown's body]

Ill have to read it. I love Hiaasen. I was thinking about the pythons in the Everglades when I posted this
They swallow gators whole, and frequently blow up from doing so

Wow!

 

[anatta]

Wow!

 

[The Stars Tremble]

I feel sorry for the snake. It got lucky and for that they had to kill it?

 

[anatta]

I feel sorry for the snake. It got lucky and for that they had to kill it?

they had to gut it looking for the womans remains

 

[The Stars Tremble]

they had to gut it looking for the womans remains

Well exactly. Even a DEAD human body is worth more than the life of this magnificent predator.

 

[anatta]

Well exactly. Even a DEAD human body is worth more than the life of this magnificent predator.

well you cant swing a dead woman's body without hitting a python in Indonesia.
("like you cant swing a dead cat without hitting"...) as the saying goes

 

[Jessie C]

Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia

Farida, a mother of four, had gone missing and was later found fully clothed inside the reticulated python after its stomach was cut open.

www.scmp.com

A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said on Saturday.

The husband of 45-year-old Farida and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her on Friday inside the reticulated python, which measured around five metres (16 feet).

The mother of four had gone missing on Thursday night and failed to return home, forcing a search effort, village head Suardi Rosi said.


Her husband “found her belongings ... which made him suspicious. The villagers then searched the area. They soon spotted a python with a large belly”, Suardi said.


“They agreed to cut open the python’s stomach. As soon as they did, Farida’s head was immediately visible.”

Farida was found fully clothed inside the snake

This is becoming a huge problem for south Florida and should be taken seriously.

Non-native Burmese pythons have established a breeding population in South Florida and are one of the most concerning invasive species in the area. Pythons compete with native wildlife for food, which includes mammals, birds, and other reptiles. Severe declines in mammal populations throughout Everglades National Park have been linked to Burmese pythons, with the most severe declines in native species having occurred in the remote southernmost regions of the Park where pythons have been established the longest. A 2012 study found that populations of raccoons had declined 99.3 percent, opossums 98.9 percent, and bobcats 87.5 percent since 1997 (Mammal Decline). Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits, and foxes effectively disappeared over that time (Marsh Rabbits Mortality)

 

[KingLeo]

Makes you wonder if the python killed and ate the woman or if the woman was already dead and the python merely found an easy meal.

 

[anatta]

Makes you wonder if the python killed and ate the woman or if the woman was already dead and the python merely found an easy meal.

They will scavenge, but eat almost all prey live

 

[Jessie C]

Makes you wonder if the python killed and ate the woman or if the woman was already dead and the python merely found an easy meal.

Pythons prefer to squeeze the life out of their prey and I'm thinking it wouldn't take much time for a full grown adult to take down a woman. Yes, they are oportunistic feeders and will feed on dead anything, but killing a live woman would involve a massive amout of strength, and these snakes are 100% muscle. Scary way to die, right?

 

[KingLeo]

Pythons prefer to squeeze the life out of their prey and I'm thinking it wouldn't take much time for a full grown adult to take down a woman. Yes, they are oportunistic feeders and will feed on dead anything, but killing a live woman would involve a massive amout of strength, and these snakes are 100% muscle. Scary way to die, right?

Would be a horrible way to die.
Especially if you were not completely dead before the python starting to swallow you whole.

 

[eman623]

I feel sorry for the snake. It got lucky and for that they had to kill it?

Sorry for the snake, but you don't mess with the global apex predator! We use tools and bear grudges.