When villagers cut open the python's stomach, "Farida's head was immediately visible," an official said.

A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday, marking at least the fifth person to be devoured by a python in the country since 2017.

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 meters (16 feet).

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

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    431·
    5 months ago

    Welp, guess I’ll add Indonesia to my list of countries I’d prefer not to visit die in.

      • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        5 months ago

        The one I was born in and currently live in. I’m too lazy to die anywhere else.

        So, I guess the USA it is…

        • Nom Nom@lemm.eeEnglish
          4·
          5 months ago

          I’ve got some bad news for you mate…

          The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world, according to London’s Natural History Museum. They are native to Southern Asia and can grow to be more than 20 feet long.

          The longest reticulated python ever found in the wild was discovered in 1912, according to the museum, and was measured to be nearly 33 feet long – “more than half the length of a bowling lane and makes this snake longer than a giraffe is tall.”

          Zoo Atlanta, which houses reticulated pythons, says the snakes “have a reputation for being aggressive.”

          The snakes are occasionally kept as pets in the U.S.

          Last year, a 14-foot-long reticulated python was found dead on side of the road on Long Island, prompting a search for its owner.

          In 2022, a 16-foot albino reticulated python that slithered through a Texas neighborhood for months was finally rescued and returned to its owner.