A 45-year-old woman identified as Farida was found dead inside the belly of a snake in central Indonesia.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
Prior to her death, she has been missing and Farida was found fully clothed inside the snake.
HOW SHE WAS FOUND
Her husband and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her on Friday inside the reticulated python, which measured around five metres (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.
Her husband “found her belongings… which made him suspicious. The villagers then searched the area. They soon spotted a python with a large belly,” said Suardi.
‘They agreed to cut open the python’s stomach. As soon as they did, Farida’s head was immediately visible.’
Such incidents are considered extremely rare but it is not the first or second case in recent years.
PYTHON’S CASES IN INDONESIA
Last year, residents in Southeast Sulawesi’s Tinanggea district killed an eight-metre python, which was found strangling and eating one of the farmers in a village.
Also in 2018, a 54-year-old woman was found dead inside a seven-metre python in Southeast Sulawesi’s Muna town.
