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A chilling video has emerged from Indonesia showing the moment villagers discovered a farmer’s lifeless body inside a massive python that had swallowed him whole.
La Noti, 61, had been tending to his livestock on Friday morning in the village of Majapahit, Southeast Sulawesi, when he was attacked by the 28-foot (8.5-metre) snake, as reported by the Daily Mail.
According to local reports, the python struck while he was feeding his chickens, latching onto his leg before constricting and ultimately consuming him.
When La Noti failed to return home that evening, his worried family raised the alarm. The following day, they found his abandoned motorbike near the edge of a road, triggering a large-scale community search. Not long after, villagers stumbled upon a visibly bloated python lying motionless in the undergrowth just meters from a garden hut.
Suspecting the worst, the community captured the reptile and cut it open, revealing La Noti’s fully clothed body, still intact but covered in digestive fluids.
“This is the first time a human has been eaten by a python in this area,” said resident La Ode Risawal. “Recently, pythons have been showing up more often in people’s homes and gardens.”
Video footage from the scene, which is circulating online, shows a group of villagers carefully slicing open the snake’s midsection as relatives of the deceased look on in horror. His remains, measuring approximately 5’4″, were recovered and returned to his family for burial.
Adjunct Police Commissioner Masud Gunawan, head of the Batauga Police, confirmed the incident:
“The victim told his family he was going to feed the livestock, but never returned. The search led to the discovery of the python, and his body was found inside. The family has accepted the cause of death and held prayers.”
Officials from the regional disaster management agency described the case as unprecedented, warning residents to take extreme caution when venturing into forested areas alone.
Wildlife experts believe the rise in python sightings is linked to habitat disruption, forcing the s22nakes into closer proximity with human settlements in search of food. Though large pythons — some growing over 20 feet — are relatively common in parts of Indonesia and the Philippines, fatal attacks on humans remain rare.
Tragically, this is not the first such case in the region. Earlier this year, a 26-foot python reportedly swallowed a missing grandmother under similar circumstances.
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