A person within the Philippines fought off a python that had attacked him by biting into the serpent and killing it.
Mr Boljulio Aleria, 48, was using his bike via Antequera in Bohol province, an island east of Cebu, when a 3m-long snake emerged from the grass within the early hours of the morning on Dec 20, reported the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The newspaper quoted Mr Aleria as telling native TV media: “I used to be on my bike and I ended as a result of it was on the street and I needed it to cross.
“But I was surprised because it attacked me. It bit my hand and I let go of the motorcycle. Then its tail looped around my waist. It happened so fast.”
He mentioned the snake had bitten his arm and hand.
“I thought I was going to die if I didn’t fight back. And I thought that my only chance was to bite its neck so it would loosen a little bit,” he added.
Using his free hand, Mr Aleria grabbed the creature’s head and sank his tooth into its neck.
“I bit it until its skin peeled off and when the skin peeled off, I bit on its flesh. It was only then that it loosened,” he mentioned, including that he spent about 10 minutes tearing away at chunks of the snake’s flesh till it died.
Following the attack, Mr Aleria was capable of walk to a close-by home to hunt medical assist and was taken to the Governor Celestino Gallares Medical Hospital in Tagbilaran City, the place he was handled for his accidents.
Pictures from the hospital confirmed Mr Aleria with a bandaged, bloody arm and blood on his face.
Doctors prescribed him antibiotics and have since discharged him so he can get better at home.
The snake had the remainder of its physique grilled and eaten by villagers, based on Mr Aleria.
