Terrifying moment killer 10-foot python rears up to strike as eight men battle to restrain it

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Terrifying moment killer 10-foot python rears up to strike as eight men battle to restrain it

BY NICK YORK

 

Video screenshot

 

The woman who spotted the snake on a roadside raised the alarm and eight local men hunted the serpent using their car headlamps as search lights

 

NAKHON NAYOK: -- This is the terrifying moment a killer python rears up to strike as eight men battle to restrain it.

 

The 10ft long serpent was spotted by a horrified woman as she walked by the roadside in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

 

She raised the alarm and eight local men hunted the roadside using their car headlamps as search lights. The slippery beast was eventually found and the men had to grab its body to pin it down.

 

Full story: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/terrifying-moment-killer-10-foot-9203751

 

-- Mirror 2016-11-07

 

 

[Rorri]

Oh please, terrifying... no, killer...no, rearing up...no, ready to strike...no.

What a load of BS this story is. It should read 10 foot python tormented by villages.

 

Edited November 6, 2016 by Rorri

[jabis]

My gardener tells quite nice scary stories from his other venues too :)

[digibum]

Although pythons do bite, they're not venomous, and a python bite would be no more terrifying than being bitten by a dog or cat.  Now, if he got himself wrapped around you . . . . 

[PythonHouse]

Sad, just sad. Leave the snakes alone.

[lemonjelly]

Harassing wildlife.... c'mon webfact, can't you do better than lifting crap stories from possibly the worst newspaper in the U.K.?


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[dieseldave1951]

why don't they just live and let live, all the snake wanted to do was escape

morons

Edited November 7, 2016 by dieseldave1951

[daveAustin]

Pathetic. Don't know which is worse; 'grown' men tormenting a pretty much defenseless snake going about its business or a second-rate rag like the Mirror sensationalising it all.

[4MyEgo]

13 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Pathetic. Don't know which is worse; 'grown' men tormenting a pretty much defenseless snake going about its business or a second-rate rag like the Mirror sensationalising it all.

 

Surely wouldn't want that coming near my wife when she is in the rice field because I know we would be having snake for dinner 555

Edited November 7, 2016 by 4MyEgo

[Bluespunk]

2 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

Harassing wildlife.... c'mon webfact, can't you do better than lifting crap stories from possibly the worst newspaper in the U.K.?


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The sun is the worst paper in the uk.

[ratcatcher]

The usual gang of excited Thai country boys all screaming and shouting at the same time. Guess they could not just let the snake go on its way?  

[hawker9000]

Pythons can "rear up" and "strike"?  Like cobras & rattlesnakes?  'Didn't think they moved all that fast and of course they're not venomous to begin with.

Edited November 7, 2016 by hawker9000

[adhd]

just cut off the head and put it on the barby

[monkey4u]

Just out of curiosity, how many snake steaks do you get from a 10 ft python

I ask this as the third guy holding the snake as its measured sure has that look about him

Garlic or chilli sauce, what will I use   

[nong38]

Absolutely terrifying, what brave local heroes  get the PM down for photo shoot! I will never go to Nakhon Nayok now I what terrors lie in wait for me, the snake looked rather nice though, privilege to see such a fine animal from asafe distance of course.

[Estrada]

Another example amongst the many untrue stories being put out by the press, in this case the Daily Mirror, releasing a story that they must know is complete BS. We have caught pythons as big as this outside our house and they are not dangerous, do not rear up and are swiftly caught and bagged for relocation or the barbeque.

[Penicillin]

 This looks just like the one that had hold the villagers nut sack when he went to use the head a couple months ago. Looks like their not taking any chances after that story got around.  

[Penicillin]

28 minutes ago, adhd said:

just cut off the head and put it on the barby

I've eaten snake a time or two. It's over rated.....but I do see a nice pair of boots , ladies handbag and a couple of wallets. 

[Enoon]

Terrifying, for the python.

[hobobo]

I wish there was an RSPCA office in Thailand! These eight "brave" men showed incredible cruelty to a non-venomous snake which just wanted to be left alone and hide in the field.

[tracker1]

What makes it a killer python ? anyone been bumped off by it I doubt it ! maybe it kills to survive Now that would make it a killer !!!

[DDbkh]

Although pythons do bite, they're not venomous, and a python bite would be no more terrifying than being bitten by a dog or cat.  Now, if he got himself wrapped around you . . . . 

Pythons bite, normally at the head, and hold on to give themselves an anchor to help wrap their bodies around their prey. With a hundred teeth and probably over 50 kilos in weight it's a formidable apex predator. I can't understand why people keep them as pets.

[nosatisfaction]

5 hours ago, digibum said:

Although pythons do bite, they're not venomous, and a python bite would be no more terrifying than being bitten by a dog or cat.  Now, if he got himself wrapped around you . . . . 

The good thing is pythons don't have rabies, I think

[JHolmesJr]

Typical thai encounter with a stranger…..15 on one…..yawn.

[elgordo38]

3 hours ago, dieseldave1951 said:

why don't they just live and let live, all the snake wanted to do was escape

morons

Ah yes all it takes is one hysterical woman to get the ball rolling. 

[Old Croc]

2 hours ago, hawker9000 said:

Pythons can "rear up" and "strike"?  Like cobras & rattlesnakes?  'Didn't think they moved all that fast and of course they're not venomous to begin with.

 

[sandemara]

It was a terrifying moment for the snake. One this size would be valuable around a house, keeping rodents, noisy roosters, feral cats and other vermin out of sight. They make great pets, make no mess, are very neat and tidy, no smell, rarely need feed or water. Ideal for otherwise irresponsible pet-owners! Their droppings are like pieces of chalk; no smell, easy to dispose of.  They can also be very affectionate and trainable with patience. Why do people want to be cruel to such beautiful creatures? You can get cranky individuals but most snakes are very mild-mannered and prefer to avoid conflict.

[oldrunner]

OK, forget the "rearing 10'" Python. If you aggravate a Python and it bites you, you could be in for some trouble. Had you been alone, a large Python could hold on with it's teeth, wrap itself around your torso and squeeze until you could no longer breathe. I suppose once you are dead he/she may decide to swallow you as a meal. This rarely happens; however, it is best not to bother any snake and not to travel alone where large  Python snakes are known to hunt (usually rats, rabbits) but according to Thai lore, buffalo, horses and unwanted wives.

[lee b]

Is the picture of the snake, or a picture of the 10 ft poo the poor snake left behind after being scared to death of a load of looneys running at it screaming and shouting ??

[Dap]

Terrifying? ... NOT!

Edited November 7, 2016 by Dap