In Australia, a large python wrapped itself around a 5-year-old boy after dragging him into the water.
In Byron Bay, New South Wales, Beau Blake was strolling beside a pool when a 9-foot carpet python slithered out of the yard and bit his leg, according to 9News.
Three times as big as the boy, the snake dragged him into the pool and started coiling around his leg.
Ben Blake, the boy’s father, told NBN News, “I simply started lounging on the lounge, just started enjoying a can [can of beer], then all of a sudden it was on.” “It was entirely wrapped around the leg, from the bite up to around his knee joint, before he even hit the bottom of the water.”
Alan Blake, the boy’s 76-year-old grandfather, dove into the water after him right away.
According to herpetologist Chris Jolly, a research fellow at Macquarie University and research associate at the Australian Museum, the occurrence must have been “frightening for the parents.”
“It’s a very bizarre thing. Humans are very rarely bitten by pythons without provocation. We are significantly larger than their typical prey. Bite attacks typically happen when a snake senses danger and has no other way to defend themselves but to bite. Because it’s so unusual, it’s newsworthy “explained Jolly.
The youngster was transferred to a neighboring hospital for treatment even though he managed to escape the incident with only minor wounds.
“The large, narrow, and recurved teeth of pythons are made to hold onto hairy or feathered prey. If you get bitten, they usually only leave a bunch of tiny holes in you, but if you try to run away, they can inflict more harm “explained Jolly.
Pythons use constriction to kill their prey. Every time the snake inhales, it encircles its prey more tightly until it suffocates.
According to the boy’s father, who spoke to Melbourne radio station 3AW, the snake in this instance was released back into the wild after the occurrence.
According to Blake, “He went back to the wicked thing, the crime scene.”
In Australia, the snake season is currently in full force. In the warm spring and summer months, cold-blooded reptiles become more active. Snakes are frequently observed during this time slithering into residential areas in search of food and refuge. They may appear in unexpected locations. One was recently discovered in a Queensland-area roof.
Two carpet pythons were captured on camera fighting viciously over a female in October.
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