Missing Mother Of Four Swallowed Whole By Python In Indonesia

A woman who was missing was discovered dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday.

On Friday, the husband of 45-year-old Farida and inhabitants of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her inside the reticulated python, which was approximately five metres (16 feet) long.

The mother of four went missing Thursday night and did not return home, prompting a search, village chief 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.”

Farida was discovered fully dressed inside the snake.

Although such instances are extremely unusual, many people in Indonesia have died in recent years after being swallowed whole by pythons.

Last year, locals in Southeast Sulawesi’s Tinanggea district killed an eight-metre python that had strangled and eaten one of the village’s farmers.

In 2018, a 54-year-old woman was discovered dead inside a seven-metre python in Muna, Southeast Sulawesi.

The previous year, a farmer in West Sulawesi went missing before being eaten alive by a four-metre python on a palm oil plantation.

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