Woman strangled by 13-foot, 45-pound python rescued in Thailand

A 64 year old woman was rescued by police after being attacked by a python about 4 metres long and weighing 20 kilos which He started strangling her with his body. in his house in the south of Thailand.

The victim, identified as Arom Arunrotwas washing dishes when she noticed something biting her leg and discovered it was a python that was strangling her with its body for about two hours.

The incident occurred Tuesday night in Samud Chedi district of Samut Prakan province, located southeast of Bangkok, a police sergeant told Efe by telephone. Anusorn Wongmalee.

According to the video shared by the police, the woman can be seen sitting on the floor in a modest room with the python wrapped around his waist, while the officers tried to help him.

The woman, who works as a cleaner at a children’s hospital, said she started calling her neighbors, but at first no one heard her. Eventually, a neighbor heard her and called the police, who had to force the door.

Officers found that the woman, who had been living alone since her husband died in 2023, was already very weak. pale hands and feet, which raised fears for his health.

Arom, who later said she thought she was going to be swallowed by the python, was rushed to hospital after two hours in the snake’s deadly grip, the bite is not poisonous but this can cause infections.