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Mikael · 04-15-2009, 08:02 AM

Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:37am EDT

NAIROBI, April 15 (Reuters) - A Kenyan man bit a python who wrapped him in its coils and hauled him up a tree in a struggle that lasted hours, local media said on Wednesday.

Farm manager Ben Nyaumbe was working at the weekend when the serpent, apparently hunting for livestock, struck in the Malindi area of Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.

"I stepped on a spongy thing on the ground and suddenly my leg was entangled with the body of a huge python," he told the Daily Nation newspaper.

When the snake coiled itself round his upper body, Nyaumbe resorted to desperate measures: "I had to bite it."

The python dragged him up a tree, but when it eased its grip, Nyaumbe said he was able to take a mobile phone out of his pocket and phone for help.

When his supervisor came with a policeman, Nyaumbe smothered the snake's head with his shirt, while the rescuers tied it with a rope and pulled.

"We both came down, landing with a thud," said Nyaumbe, who survived with damaged lips and bruising.

Man bites python | Reuters

Va Va Voom · 04-15-2009, 10:12 AM

Lol!!

What a title, I thought you got it wrong

Apparently the only way to get a snake off you is to unwrapping it's tail and the rest should follow.

Mikael · 04-16-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Va Va Voom

Lol!!

What a title, I thought you got it wrong

Apparently the only way to get a snake off you is to unwrapping it's tail and the rest should follow.

Hehe

This guy was lucky to be able to call for help.

It's pretty tense when the snake tightens its grip every time you exhale.

Va Va Voom · 04-16-2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikael

Hehe

This guy was lucky to be able to call for help.

It's pretty tense when the snake tightens its grip every time you exhale.

Yup, Its scary stuff.

They squeeze so tight you can't inhale...

MichelleLBC · 05-21-2009, 04:45 PM

Good thing he had the cell phone with him

The Artist · 05-21-2009, 06:13 PM

Hunter Hunted

The Diva · 05-21-2009, 06:19 PM

Very Clever! Desperate situations call for desperate methods!

but OHHHH My!

the taste of the python must have been sooo NASTY!

04-15-2009, 08:02 AM	#1
Mikael Fanatic Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,836 Thanks: 828 Thanked 415 Times in 233 Posts	Man Bites Python Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:37am EDT NAIROBI, April 15 (Reuters) - A Kenyan man bit a python who wrapped him in its coils and hauled him up a tree in a struggle that lasted hours, local media said on Wednesday. Farm manager Ben Nyaumbe was working at the weekend when the serpent, apparently hunting for livestock, struck in the Malindi area of Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. "I stepped on a spongy thing on the ground and suddenly my leg was entangled with the body of a huge python," he told the Daily Nation newspaper. When the snake coiled itself round his upper body, Nyaumbe resorted to desperate measures: "I had to bite it." The python dragged him up a tree, but when it eased its grip, Nyaumbe said he was able to take a mobile phone out of his pocket and phone for help. When his supervisor came with a policeman, Nyaumbe smothered the snake's head with his shirt, while the rescuers tied it with a rope and pulled. "We both came down, landing with a thud," said Nyaumbe, who survived with damaged lips and bruising. Man bites python \| Reuters

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Va Va Voom Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: England Posts: 811 Thanks: 596 Thanked 411 Times in 258 Posts	Lol!! What a title, I thought you got it wrong Apparently the only way to get a snake off you is to unwrapping it's tail and the rest should follow.

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The Artist Shaolin Shadow Boxer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Gothenburg Posts: 9,171 Thanks: 41 Thanked 334 Times in 242 Posts	Hunter Hunted

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The Diva Master Shopper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 926 Thanks: 974 Thanked 860 Times in 424 Posts	Very Clever! Desperate situations call for desperate methods! but OHHHH My! the taste of the python must have been sooo NASTY!

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