Body of 54-Year-Old Missing Woman Found Inside 7-Meter-Long Python After It Swallowed Her Whole

• The body of a 54-year-old woman from Indonesia who was reported missing was found inside a python
• The victim, who worked as a rubber taper at a plantation, disappeared on Sunday
• Locals launched a search party and came across the large snake with a building stomach and killed it and cut it open, only to find the woman's dead body

A woman's dead body was found inside a large python in Indonesia after being reported missing since Sunday.

The 54-year-old woman, identified as Jahrah, who worked at a rubber plantation, never returned home from work, and her husband reported her missing.

According to People, the woman's husband called for a search party after finding her clothes and some of the tools she used to tap rubber at the plantation. After hours of searching, the villagers came across a seven-meter-long python with an unusually bulging stomach.

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The search party killed the large snake and cut it open. They immediately identified the victim's body as Jahrah. BBC reports that Betara Jambi police chief AKP S Harefa told local media outlets that the woman's body was found intact inside the snake.

The publication further noted that this is not the first time such an incident has occurred in Indonesia. Two separate incidences were reported in the Asian country in 2017 and 2018.

Speaking exclusively to Briefly News, Johan Marais from the African Snakebite Institute confirmed that it is possible for a python to swallow such a large prey because they do not chew and can't bite off large chunks of meat. He said:

"There is a great deal of loose ligaments in the head, and their jaws are not fused in front like ours, so they can stretch their mouths wide open and swallow very large prey, even three to four times the size of their head."

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He added that although not poisonous, pythons have around 84 teeth that they use to secure prey. he explained how they kill the prey saying:

"They do not crush their prey and break many bones but rather put pressure on the chest region, preventing the heart from pumping blood. It is quite a quick death."

Finally, he urged South Africans to take the necessary steps if they see a snake instead of trying to capture or kill it.

"Should anyone encounter a snake, they should immediately retreat at least five paces and will then be quite safe. No snake will attack you from 5 m away. There are over 700 snake removers country-wide on the free ASI App ASI Snakes (http://bit.ly/snakebiteapp). Rather than attempting to catch or kill a snake, contact a snake remover."

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In unrelated news, Briefly News previously reported that motorists will have to cough up more money for their fuel with the impending price hike that will take effect on Wednesday.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's (DMRE) data indicates that the price for 93 and 95 unleaded petrol will rise by 51c a litre.

Diesel which is highly demanded and in short supply will be at a record-high price of R25.49 a litre. According to News 24, the price of Diesel in Gauteng stood at R17.20 a year ago. Illuminating paraffin will rise by 77c a litre.

Source: Briefly News